Masterpiece cake shop in colorado refused to make a wedding cake for samesex couples on religious grounds. The court will hear the case tomorrow. The Cato Institute hosted this debate. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Cato Institute. I am the Vice President for legal affairs, founding director of the center for constitutional studies and your host for this afternoons debate. I want to welcome those that are joining us on cspan and through the lifestream. We are here to consider whether religious liberty can coexist with antidiscrimination law. We will hear oral arguments tomorrow when it hears the case of the Masterpiece Cake shop the colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case arose when Charlie Cragg couple walked into the cake shop in colorado owned and operated by Jack Phillips a devout christian as with all of his customers and phillips had no problem selling anything off the shelf but he declined to make a custommade cake to celebrate the couples wedding citing his religious convict
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Good afternoon, welcome to the cato institute. I am the Vice President for legal affairs. Thethe Founding Member of Constitution Center founder of the Founding Member of the center for constitutional studies. Your host for this afternoons debate. I want to welcome also the people who are joining us through cspan and through catos live streaming. Were here to consider whether religious liberty can coexist alongside modern antidiscrimination law. Thats the question the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on tomorrow when it hears the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado civil rights commission. The case arose when Charlie Craig and David Mullins, a gay couple who walked into the Masterpiece Cakeshop in lakewood, colorado, owned and operated by Jack Phillips, a devout christian. As with all of his customers, phillip said no problem with phillips had no problem with selling the couple anything off the shelf, but he declined to make a custom made cake to celebrate the couples wedding
Policy and with the positions of trusted American Allies within hours of his announcement that the u. S. Is formally recognizing jerusalem as israels capital u. S. Flags were burning in the gaza strip how must the Islamist Movement which controls gaza said trumps decision will open the gates of hell on u. S. Interests in the region and it calls on palestinians to fund meant a new intifada uprising at a summit hosted by turkish president do on this week Muslim Leaders called on the world to officially recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of palestine. Trumps Jerusalem Plan a capital mistake thats the question we want to discuss here on quadriga today with our guests its a pleasure to welcome susan neiman back to the show shes an american philosopher and an author who serves as director of the Einstein Forum in potsdam she says this is a terrible decision which will only make the Peace Process harder the world should know its not a decision supported by American Jews seventy five perc
Announcement that the u. S. Is formally recognizing jerusalem as israels capital u. S. Flags were burning in the gaza strip how must the Islamist Movement which controls gaza said trumps decision will open the gates of hell on u. S. Interests in the region and it calls on palestinians to fund meant a new intifada uprising at a summit hosted by turkish president to on this week Muslim Leaders called on the world to officially recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of palestine. Trumps Jerusalem Plan a capital mistake thats the question we want to discuss here on quadriga today with our guests its a pleasure to welcome susan back to the show shes an american philosopher and an author who serves as director of the Einstein Forum in potsdam she says this is a terrible decision which will only make the Peace Process harder the world should know its not a decision supported by American Jews seventy five percent of whom are against it and alan posner back with us welcome to do hes a commenta