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By Bob Unruh<\/strong>
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The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled on narrow grounds in favor of a Christian baker in Colorado who refused to lend his artistry to a wedding cake for a same-sex duo, scolding state officials for violating the U.S. Constitution by showing hostility to religion.<\/p>\n

The dispute is over a demand by a homosexual duo that Jack Phillips\u2019 Masterpiece Cakeshop provide them with a same-sex wedding cake at a time when same-sex marriage was illegal in the state.<\/p>\n

Phillips\u00a0cited his Christian faith in refusing the request, and the duo then summoned the power of a left-wing state Civil Rights Commission, which ordered Phillips and his staff to go through reindoctrination.<\/p>\n

In a\u00a07-2 vote,\u00a0the court ruled\u00a0Colorado violated the U.S. Constitution\u2019s Free Exercise Clause<\/a>\u00a0by showing hostility toward\u00a0Phillips\u2019 sincerely held religious faith. Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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