Kickaha wrote:
You're right. And atheist baker should not be forced to bake a religious cake for Christians, Jews, Muslims, or any other religion.
If you wish to force a Christian baker bake a custom cake for a gay wedding, why not try go force a Muslim baker to bake a custom cake for a gay wedding?
What everyone seems to be missing about public accommodation laws is that if a proprietor offers something to one they must offer it to all. He makes wedding cakes, all of them by definition custom. They are not just plain cakes, which he does offer to all. If a Muslim or Atheist offers WEDDING cakes to anyone, the law requires that they offer them to all. It's really very simple. And the baker in question completely understood this. As his case worked its way through the courts he stopped offering wedding cakes to all rather than be forced to make one for a celebration of which he did not approve. As we have seen, SCOTUS has opened a can of worms whereby anyone may claim a religious exemption for anything at all.
Unfortunately, while either party can appeal a SCOTUS ruling, unlike in appeals court SCOTUS may pick and choose which cases it hears. So it is unlikely an appeal would ever be heard.