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Wedding cake case goes to the Supreme Court

Dan Gorenstein Dec 5, 2017
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Wedding cake case goes to the Supreme Court

Dan Gorenstein Dec 5, 2017
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The Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments today in the case of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex coupleHe said a state law forbidding discrimination on grounds of sexual discrimination forces him to act against his Christian beliefs. Supporters of the couple argue that if you go into business, you have to serve everyone. 

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