Cakes are back on the menu at the Supreme Court, as a Christian baker tries to get out from under a concerted all-of-government attack on her in the state of California.
The high court already previously has ruled on the cakes from Jack Phillips, of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado, scolding the state for its “hostility” to Christianity and barring the state from punishing him for rejecting demands he violate his faith by promoting the LGBT ideology with his artistry.
The arguments being made by Cathy Miller, of California, essentially are the same.
A report from Becket, which is representing Miller along with LiMandri & Jonna, and the Thomas More Society, explains Miller has asked the high court to protect her right to create custom-designed wedding cakes that reflect her faith.
The government in the state of California was weaponized against her when she told a same-sex duo that her faith did not allow her to personally promote their ideology by designing their “wedding” cake.
That was almost a decade back.
Since then, multiple agencies, courts and officials have attacked her for harming “the dignity of all Californians” with her beliefs.
Working out of her Bakersfield shop, she meets with each couple for over an hour and explains the religious and symbolic meanings of a wedding cake’s components before accepting a commission.
She’s developed written standards for her work, such as that she will not design custom bakery items that depict gory or pornographic images, celebrate drug use, or demean others.
Her case developed when she told a same-sex duo she could not work on their cake, but would refer them to another bakery.
Confirming the “tolerance” of the LGBT community, she was “flooded with angry social media posts, death threats, and harassing emails and phone calls,” the report confirmed.
Even when a state court holding a trial ruled for her, concluding she served and employed “people of all sexual orientations” and her intent was only to follow her Christian beliefs, the state declined to admit defeat, convincing a leftist appeals court to resume attacking her.
“For eight long years, California has treated Cathy like an enemy – dragging her through court, smearing her name, and trying to force her to violate her faith,” said Adèle Keim, senior counsel at Becket. “Enough is enough. We’re asking the court to put a stop to this bullying campaign and let Cathy design in peace. Justice demands no less.”
