Jan 26, 2023
"Phillips works with all people and always decides whether to take a project based on what message a cake will express, not who is requesting it," an ADF press release states.Masterpiece Cakeshop owner and devout Christian Jack Phillips is facing another bout of legal persecution after the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that he violated the state's anti-discrimination laws for refusing to bake a cake celebrating transgenderism. A three-judge panel determined on Thursday that Phillips's firmly held belief that "God designed people male and female" is moot when it comes to his family business's decision to decline the sales of certain cakes. The same day that the Supreme Court ruled in his favor in a similar case in 2018, Phillips's shop was approached by transgender activist Autumn Scardina who deliberately stated intent to "correct the errors of [Phillips'] thinking." Scardina wanted Phillips to make a custom pink cake with blue icing