Back to the ADF's defense of Christian baker Jack Phillips and why I have some concerns about that defense. I'll post each ADF argument separately and respond with my concerns.
http://theologyonline.com/showthrea...ized!-Part-4&p=5093004&viewfull=1#post5093004
4 Key Arguments We Are Making To Defend Jack Phillips At The Supreme Court
By Sarah Kramer Posted on: | August 31, 2017
You should be paying attention to the case of Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips. After all, your freedom depends on it.
Jack is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to restore his right to live and work according to his faith after being sued by a couple for declining to design a custom cake for their same-sex wedding. Today, Alliance Defending Freedom filed its opening brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Jack’s behalf. Here are a few key arguments we are making in his case, and why you should care:
[1] Jack should have the freedom to say “no” to some custom artistic projects while saying “yes” to all people.
Jack’s decision to decline the custom cake order had nothing to do with the same-sex couple that requested it. Jack will sell anything off his shelves to those who walk in the store. In fact, he offered to do just that for the couple suing him.
This case is really about whether Jack has the freedom to decline to use his artistic talents to celebrate a particular event that violates his faith. And this is not the only event he has declined to promote. He has turned down a cake for a divorce party. He has turned down cakes for bachelor parties and Halloween. He serves all people, but does not celebrate all events.
https://adflegal.org/detailspages/b...-to-defend-jack-phillips-at-the-supreme-court
Please don't downplay that this religious freedom issue is not about homosexuality, because it is. People of faith (and many who aren't, but don't goosestep to the LGBTQ agenda) have been harassed/threatened with death, assaulted, their private property destroyed, fired from their place of employment and brought up on criminal charges because of the LGBTQ movement (btw: the LGBTQ movement wouldn't exist if homosexuality were recriminalized).
While Jack Phillips might have his own view of things like celebrating a divorce, partying with some buddies before an upcoming marriage or little children screaming "Trick or Treat!" on the night of Oct. 31, unlike homosexuality, those things are not intrinsically immoral in the eyes of God as seen in Holy Scripture.
http://dailysignal.com/wp-content/uploads/JackPhillips1.jpg
Criticism of reason #2 coming up...
http://theologyonline.com/showthrea...ized!-Part-4&p=5093004&viewfull=1#post5093004
4 Key Arguments We Are Making To Defend Jack Phillips At The Supreme Court
By Sarah Kramer Posted on: | August 31, 2017
You should be paying attention to the case of Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips. After all, your freedom depends on it.
Jack is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to restore his right to live and work according to his faith after being sued by a couple for declining to design a custom cake for their same-sex wedding. Today, Alliance Defending Freedom filed its opening brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Jack’s behalf. Here are a few key arguments we are making in his case, and why you should care:
[1] Jack should have the freedom to say “no” to some custom artistic projects while saying “yes” to all people.
Jack’s decision to decline the custom cake order had nothing to do with the same-sex couple that requested it. Jack will sell anything off his shelves to those who walk in the store. In fact, he offered to do just that for the couple suing him.
This case is really about whether Jack has the freedom to decline to use his artistic talents to celebrate a particular event that violates his faith. And this is not the only event he has declined to promote. He has turned down a cake for a divorce party. He has turned down cakes for bachelor parties and Halloween. He serves all people, but does not celebrate all events.
https://adflegal.org/detailspages/b...-to-defend-jack-phillips-at-the-supreme-court
Please don't downplay that this religious freedom issue is not about homosexuality, because it is. People of faith (and many who aren't, but don't goosestep to the LGBTQ agenda) have been harassed/threatened with death, assaulted, their private property destroyed, fired from their place of employment and brought up on criminal charges because of the LGBTQ movement (btw: the LGBTQ movement wouldn't exist if homosexuality were recriminalized).
While Jack Phillips might have his own view of things like celebrating a divorce, partying with some buddies before an upcoming marriage or little children screaming "Trick or Treat!" on the night of Oct. 31, unlike homosexuality, those things are not intrinsically immoral in the eyes of God as seen in Holy Scripture.
http://dailysignal.com/wp-content/uploads/JackPhillips1.jpg
Criticism of reason #2 coming up...