( America readers will likely recall a 2018 case, Masterpiece Cakeshop, that invoked similar issues about whether a baker could be forced to bake a cake for a wedding that violated his religious beliefs about marriage. She anticipated that she would be charged with violating Colorado state law forbidding all “ places of public accommodations” from denying service to persons on the basis of their L.G.B.T.
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So she went to court before taking on clients under a long-recognized doctrine of “pre-enforcement” in cases involving free speech rights (despite much inaccurate commentary wondering why she was allowed to sue before anything had happened to her). The plaintiff, Lorie Smith, had decided to expand her business to include custom websites for weddings, but she did not want to create content that violated her religious beliefs in the biblical model of marriage as being between a man and a woman. Elenis, where six of the nine justices found that a website designer could lawfully decline to create websites for same-sex weddings on free speech grounds. Six of the nine justices found that a website designer could lawfully decline to create websites for same-sex weddings on free speech grounds.īut there was less unity in 303 Creative LLC v. DeJoy, a unanimous court reaffirmed our commitment to religious rights under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, asking a lower court to reconsider a ruling against a Postal Service employee and evangelical Christian who refused to work on Sundays. I’ve had it in mind when reflecting on two cases decided by the Supreme Court in its recently ended term, both of which touched on the accommodation of one’s neighbors and the particular challenge that can pose in a pluralistic society. The story has been celebrated as one in which radical empathy redounds to the benefit of both the woman and the prophet. Each person can only vote once for one photo in each category.The reading on a recent Sunday from the second book of Kings related the charming story of the unnamed woman of Shunem whose hospitality to the prophet Elisha flowered into a grace-filled friendship and even led to the birth-and eventual resurrection-of a son. The Grand Prize will be chosen out of these top 12 for this year’s note cards. The top 4 choices in each category will be featured on the Wyoming Public Media web page. Once your photo has been posted, viewers of this Wyoming Public Media website can vote for their favorite. Then attach your photo file by clicking the picture icon below the box. Please type this information in the box below. [Merely type in your picture’s caption, your name and e-mail address, and your photo’s category: 15)! Wyoming photos were posted below for a chance to have the snapshot featured on the Wyoming Public Media website and note cards as well as other media for the station. Wyoming Public Media Photo Contest ( Aug. Glance at the many beautiful photos below, and e-mail your votes for your favorite picture to person can only vote for one photo in each category through Friday, September 15, 2023. Thank you for posting photos in this year's Wyoming Public Media Photo Contest!
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