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2022-10-24 -Land of the Free

Judge rules in favor of US baker who refused same-sex wedding cake

[IsraelTimes] Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, court in discrimination lawsuit says business owner acted lawfully while upholding beliefs about marriage

A California judge has ruled in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make wedding cakes for a same-sex couple because it violated her Christian beliefs.

The state Department of Fair Housing and Employment had sued Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield, arguing owner Cathy Miller intentionally discriminated against the couple in violation of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.

Miller’s attorneys argued her right to free speech and free expression of religion trumped the argument that she violated the anti-discrimination law.

Kern County Superior Court Judge Eric Bradshaw ruled Friday that Miller acted lawfully while upholding her beliefs about what the Bible teaches regarding marriage.

The decision was welcomed as a First Amendment victory by Miller and her pro-bono attorneys with the conservative Thomas More Society.

"I’m hoping that in our community we can grow together," Miller told the Bakersfield Californian after the ruling. "And we should understand that we shouldn’t push any agenda against anyone else."

A spokesperson said the fair housing department was aware of the ruling but had not determined what to do next. The couple, Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez-Del Rio, said they expect an appeal.

"Of course we’re disappointed, but not surprised," Eileen told the newspaper. "We anticipate that our appeal will have a different result."

An earlier decision in Kern County Superior Court also went Miller’s way, but it was later vacated by the 5th District Court of Appeal, which sent the lawsuit back to the county.

The decision comes as a Colorado baker is challenging a ruling he violated that state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to make a cake celebrating a gender transition. That baker, Jack Phillips, separately won a partial US Supreme Court

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victory after refusing on religious grounds to make a gay couple’s wedding cake a decade ago.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-10-24 01:36|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top

#1 ...To be honest, this surprised the hell out of me. Pretty sure it ain't over, though.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-10-24 06:56|| 2022-10-24 06:56|| Front Page Top

#2 There is a difference between tolerance and submission. The state demands submission. They just can't comprehend why there is a First Amendment.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-10-24 07:34|| 2022-10-24 07:34|| Front Page Top

#3 A pity the bakers can't sue the state department leaders that signed off on this personally for damages and their lawyers for barratry. This appeal for legal immunity because "I was just following orders!" went out of fashion in 1945.

Posted by magpie 2022-10-24 12:44|| 2022-10-24 12:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey, legal immunity’s nothing to sniff at (heh, heh)

Posted by Big Brother Is Sniffing You 2022-10-24 12:45|| 2022-10-24 12:45|| Front Page Top

#5 The baker was targeted specifically because of their known stance and undoubtedly profiled before the requested cake order. The lawsuit by the State required private resources paid for by the bakery. This is planned persecution by design using public money/lawyers for political agendas. The process is the punishment, as others see the impact and cost and cede to its chilling effect. The gay lobby never stops, they just push boundaries relentlessly, cloaking it in tolerance, except they are never tolerant themselves!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-10-24 13:56|| 2022-10-24 13:56|| Front Page Top

#6 A pity the bakers can't sue the state department leaders that signed off on this personally for damages and their lawyers for barratry.

Too bad we don't have a real Department of Justice to enforce existing law.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-10-24 17:16|| 2022-10-24 17:16|| Front Page Top

#7 It was the yeast he could do.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2022-10-24 22:41|| 2022-10-24 22:41|| Front Page Top

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