Bakery accused of ‘religious discrimination’

[Jazzy]

Bakery accused of ‘religious discrimination’ for refusing to write anti-gay message on cake

A bakery is facing legal action because it refused to write anti-gay comments on a cake for a customer.

The customer bringing the claim against Azucar Bakery in Denver, Colorado, says he was the victim of ‘religious discrimination’ because they wouldn’t adorn cakes with the words ‘God hates gays’, and draw a picture of two men holding hands with a red cross above it.

Owner Marjorie Silva called the requests of Bill Jack ‘discriminatory and hateful’ and refused to decorate the cakes, saying: ‘We never refuse service. We did feel that it was not right for us to write hateful words or pictures against human beings.’

She did, however, offer to make Mr Jack the cakes and sell him some icing so her could decorate them himself.

Mr Jack was not satisfied with this response, telling a local news station he was being ‘discriminated against by the bakery based on my creed’.

He has filed a complaint with the Department of Regulatory Agencies, which have now placed the bakery under investigation, and could refer the complaint to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission if they feel that Mr Jack was being discriminated against.

Mr Jack is the head of the Worldview Academy, an organisation that exists to help people ‘think and live in accord with a Biblical worldview’.

Since the incident Ms Silva has received praise and support from people throughout the world who have contacted her via email.

Do you think Mr Jack was being discriminated against? Why/Why not?

 

[Webster]

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No; the baker had every right not to bake that cake...and I'm also thinking that this was a set-up case for those seeking to use "religious liberty" as a cudgel to split and divide people; Mr. Jack knew damn well what he was doing and he's playing the state of Colorado for fools and rubes.

 

[+paradox]

a privately owned bakery has every right to not do business with anyone for any reason...

just like a owner/manager has the right to kick anyone out of their restaurant for any reason...

 

[CommanderMadi]

Definitely the bakery shop had every single right to refuse to offer services that they are not comfortable with. Like in tattoo shops, you can't just go and accuse the tattoo artists of being homophobic because they refused to tattoo your penis...

 

[Jazzy]

Definitely the bakery shop had every single right to refuse to offer services that they are not comfortable with. Like in tattoo shops, you can't just go and accuse the tattoo artists of being homophobic because they refused to tattoo your penis...

Love this!

 

[Nebulous]

If I was a bakery owner, I would make a cake for whoever wants one but I don't think I'd make this particular cake. I'd sell them a cake and an icing pen so they can write that themselves.

 

[Webster]

If I was a bakery owner, I would make a cake for whoever wants one but I don't think I'd make this particular cake. I'd sell them a cake and an icing pen so they can write that themselves.

IIRC, that's pretty much what the bakery owner in this case wanted to do for the customer....but I guess the customer wanted a reason to sue.