Description
In 2012, Christian baker Jack Phillips was sued for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding in Colorado. The case eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Phillips talked about his legal battles and his First Amendment defense.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Clip #1: Explain the origin of the "Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission" Supreme Court case as Jack Phillips discussed.
- Clip #1: Describe the other types of cakes that Jack Phillips stated his shop would not create.
- Clip #2: How does the Romans 13 Bible verse relate to Jack Phillips' position in his case?
- Clip #2: Explain the "rights of conscience" that Jack Phillips discussed.
- Clip #2: According to Phillips, what is the distinction between freedom of religion and freedom of worship?
- Clip #2: What was the focus of Jack Phillips' appeal in the court case?
- Clip #2: How do the Denver court cases that Phillips describes relate to his case?
- Clip #2: According to Phillips, what remarks were made by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission that were painful to him?
- Clip #2: What was the outcome of that appeal?
- Clip #3: What was the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in this case?
- Clip #3: Why did they rule in his favor?
- Clip #3: Explain the free exercise clause as Jack Phillips described.
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- 1st Amendment
- Conscience
- Holocaust
- Inequity
- Rhetoric
- Romans 13
- Violate