The woke crusade against Christian baker Jack Phillips continues

Published June 19, 2021 1:00pm ET



The woke crusade against Christian baker Jack Phillips continues.

The religious owner of the Colorado-based Masterpiece Cakeshop rose to national prominence after he, in 2012, declined to make a custom wedding cake for a same-sex wedding. Phillips cited his First Amendment right to not promote ideas contrary to his cherished religious values. The local Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruled that Phillips’s decision violated anti-discrimination law, and he endured years of harassment, threats, and lost income.

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