Trying to show a double standard.
Via Hot Air:
A clever idea poorly executed.
Silva says the man pulled out a piece of paper with hateful phrases like “God hates gays” and requested her to write them on his cakes. He wouldn’t let employees make a copy of the paper and would not read the words out loud, Silva claims. The bakery owner also says the customer wanted an image of two men holding hands with an “X” on top.
“After I read it, I was like ‘No way,’” Silva said. “‘We’re not doing this. This is just very discriminatory and hateful.’”…
9NEWS has learned Bill Jack, from Castle Rock, was the customer accusing Azucar Bakery of discrimination…
“I believe I was discriminated against by the bakery based on my creed. As a result, I filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights division. Out of respect for the process, I will wait for the director to release his findings before making further comments.”
Silva, the owner of the bakery and a Christian herself, offered to bake a Bible-shaped cake and give Jack a bag of icing so that he could write whatever he wanted on it. He declined and filed a religious discrimination complaint instead. Everyone understands the point here: He’s trying to show that there’s a double standard under the law in which a Christian baker can be compelled to make a cake for a gay wedding whereas the pro-gay baker can’t be compelled to make a cake for a Christian who disapproves of homosexuality. Antidiscrimination laws are supposed to protect gays and religious believers. Two problems, though…