BAKE THAT CAKE IS BACK: New lawsuit against Masterpiece Cakeshop, this time over gender 'transition celebration' cake

Masterpiece Cakeshop is being targeted — AGAIN — by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, this time after Christian baker Jack Phillips turned down a customer who wanted a gender “transition celebration” cake:

BREAKING: Colorado Civil Rights Commission comes after #masterpiececakeshop AGAIN. Man demands “transition celebration” cake, files complaint w/CCRC, which found “probable cause” despite #SCOTUS ruling, @AllianceDefends files suit against CCRC https://t.co/BlfwRbUbbG

— Greg Scott (@GScottSays) August 15, 2018

From the Alliance Defending Freedom, which is defending Baker:

On June 26, 2017, the same day that the Supreme Court agreed to take up Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, an attorney asked Phillips to create a cake designed pink on the inside and blue on the outside, which the attorney said was to celebrate a gender transition from male to female. Phillips declined the request because the custom cake would have expressed messages about sex and gender identity that conflict with his religious beliefs. Less than a month after the Supreme Court ruled for Phillips in his first case, the state surprised him by finding probable cause to believe that Colorado law requires him to create the requested gender-transition cake.

“The state of Colorado is ignoring the message of the U.S. Supreme Court by continuing to single out Jack for punishment and to exhibit hostility toward his religious beliefs,” said ADF Senior Vice President of U.S. Legal Division Kristen Waggoner. “Even though Jack serves all customers and simply declines to create custom cakes that express messages or celebrate events in violation of his deeply held beliefs, the government is intent on destroying him—something the Supreme Court has already told it not to do. Neither Jack nor any other creative professionals should be targeted by the government for living consistently with their religious beliefs.”

I guess why stop at Masterpiece? Call up every bakery in the state and ask if they'll do a gay wedding cake or a "transition celebration" cake, and file a complaint against those who say no. Then move on to the caterers, the florists, the venues. Just a giant purge.

— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) August 15, 2018

Phillips and ADF attorneys are fighting back and are suing the state of Colorado:

#JusticeForJack l @AllianceDefends sues @ColoradoGov over new move against Christian baker. https://t.co/TbOtQdu8yW via @FredLucasWH @DailySignal

— David E. Smith ن (@ProFamilyIL) August 15, 2018

From ADF:

As the new lawsuit explains, “The Constitution stands as a bulwark against state officials who target people—and seek to ruin their lives—because of the government’s anti-religious animus. For over six years now, Colorado has been on a crusade to crush Plaintiff Jack Phillips…because its officials despise what he believes and how he practices his faith. After Phillips defended himself all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and won, he thought Colorado’s hostility toward his faith was over. He was wrong. Colorado has renewed its war against him by embarking on another attempt to prosecute him, in direct conflict with the Supreme Court’s ruling in his favor. This lawsuit is necessary to stop Colorado’s continuing persecution of Phillips.”

And we expect another win for Masterpiece:

Cool, Masterpiece gets another easy win! https://t.co/mks4XuteML

— Mike Beasley (@MikeBeas) August 15, 2018

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