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BRITAIN: Christian Bakers Win Supreme Court Appeal Over ‘Gay Cake’

Paul Bois

Religious freedom was dealt another victory in the United Kingdom this week, with the Supreme Court ruling that two Christian bakers were within their rights to refuse to make a same-sex wedding cake.

“Ashers Baking Company, based in Northern Ireland, was taken to court after it declined to take an order at its Belfast branch in 2014 from Gareth Lee, a gay rights activist,” reports CNBC. “He had wanted the cake to include a slogan that said “support gay marriage” along with a picture of Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street. The bakery initially took the order but later canceled it and refunded Lee.”

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