In the first Masterpiece Cakeshop case, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jack Phillips, a Christian baker, who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple based on his religious beliefs.  At the time, the Courts ruling was quite narrow and focused more on the actions of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which were deemed hostile towards Phillips's religious beliefs.  The decision did not answer the more pressing question, which was whether a business-owner's religious objections to the redefinition of marriage (or other practices) should be exempted from non-discrimination laws, thereby permitting the owner to refuse service.  While the Supreme Court failed to address this question in the first Masterpiece case, it might have another chance in the most recent one, currently pending in federal court. On the same day that the Supreme Court agreed to hear Masterpiece 1, Autumn Scardina asked Masterpiece to create a birthday cake...(Read Full Post)