Politics

By Thomas More Society, The Stream - The June 30, 2023, SCOTUS decision affirming the right of web designer Lorie Smith to refuse to create websites for same-sex weddings has reinforced and solidified the October 2022 victory in the Tastries Bakery lawsuit, won by Thomas More Society attorneys... Smith, owner and designer of 303 Creative LLC, challenged Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act ...

By Evita Duffy-Alfonso, The Federalist - In a perfect close to “pride month,” the Supreme Court ruled Friday that the alphabet people, or anyone else for that matter, cannot force you to affirm beliefs in violation of your own... According to the high court, laws like Colorado’s “Anti-Discrimination Act,” which LGBT activists have used to bully Christians into going against their faith, violate Americans’ First Amendment right to free speech.

By Tierin-Rose Mandelburg, MRC TV - A group of a few hundred Christians who are employed by Google filed a petition accusing the company of religious discrimination. After the petition, Google refined its initial plans to facilitate a drag queen event for its employees... The finale for the event, set to wrap up "this amazing month" per the company, was a “Pride and Drag Show” featuring the performer “Peaches Christ,” a hypersexualized drag queen and self-described “cult leader.”

By Kylee Griswold, The Federalist - Christians must be ready with an unwavering answer when a lost world asks something of us we know we cannot do — no matter how big or small — and then be prepared to carry that cross... In a 6-3 landmark decision on Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that graphic designer Lorie Smith can’t be compelled to affirm values that conflict with her deeply held religious beliefs about marriage by designing wedding websites for same-sex couples.