Christian Baker

[Jim in CT]

It wasn’t a broad ruling, it really only said that this one guy wasn’t treated fairly by the state, which was actively hostile towards Christianity. It’s not decided, not by a long shot. But a 7-2 vote is a very good sign, except it means that two nuts believe that the first amendment only applies when those rights are exercised in a way that doesn’t hurt the feelings of any liberals.
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[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

It wasn’t a broad ruling, it really only said that this one guy wasn’t treated fairly by the state, which was actively hostile towards Christianity. It’s not decided, not by a long shot. But a 7-2 vote is a very good sign, except it means that two nuts believe that the first amendment only applies when those rights are exercised in a way that doesn’t hurt the feelings of any liberals.
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This really came down to first amendment/artistic rights rather than a religions/gay marriage decision.
More interesting to me was how the others conservatives signed on with Kennedy's response about the importance of tolerance and (to paraphrase) the idea that there are real religious objections, but that is not necessarily that broad.