Upholding a state civil rights commission order, the Colorado Court of Appeals agreed Thursday that a Colorado bakery discriminated against a gay couple when refusing to make them a wedding cake.
The three-judge panel unanimously decided that Masterpiece Cake Shop's policy against creating wedding cakes for same-sex couples is a "discriminatory and unfair practice," as determined by the commission.
Charlie Craig and David Mullins were turned away when attempting to order a wedding cake from the company, owned by Jack Phillips.
Phillips argued that baking a wedding cake for a same-sex couple amounts to being forced to speak (in the form of artistic expression) in favor of same-sex marriage, which is counter to his religious beliefs.
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