The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court
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Book
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ISBN 10
1684510805
ISBN 13
9781684510801
Category
Christian Life
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Publication Year
2021
Pages
205
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Abstract
Why Not Just Make the Cake?
Description
That’s a question countless people across the country started asking in 2012, when Jack Phillips told two men who walked into his Masterpiece Cakeshop that he couldn’t create a custom cake for their same-sex wedding. And the question only grew more urgent as Phillips had to defend himself first before the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and then numerous courts—losing at every step of the way until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor in June 2018.
Why not just make the cake? Submitting would have been less frightening than facing relentless harassment and death threats. It would have been less costly than losing a major portion of his business when the state demanded that he design cakes for same-sex weddings or none at all. And it would have been easier than a decade of fighting for his rights—and his livelihood—in court, a fight he has been forced to continue even after his victory at the Supreme Court.
But for Jack Phillips, there are deeper principles at stake—principles too precious to abandon for the sake of convenience and safety. These principles should be of concern to every American, including Jack’s adversaries. If the freedoms Jack has sought to protect are lost, they may never be regained.
Why not just make the cake? In this inspiring book, Jack answers that question in his own words, hoping his story will inspire and strengthen the many who will encounter challenges, however fearsome, to living out their faith.
Why not just make the cake? Submitting would have been less frightening than facing relentless harassment and death threats. It would have been less costly than losing a major portion of his business when the state demanded that he design cakes for same-sex weddings or none at all. And it would have been easier than a decade of fighting for his rights—and his livelihood—in court, a fight he has been forced to continue even after his victory at the Supreme Court.
But for Jack Phillips, there are deeper principles at stake—principles too precious to abandon for the sake of convenience and safety. These principles should be of concern to every American, including Jack’s adversaries. If the freedoms Jack has sought to protect are lost, they may never be regained.
Why not just make the cake? In this inspiring book, Jack answers that question in his own words, hoping his story will inspire and strengthen the many who will encounter challenges, however fearsome, to living out their faith.
Biblio Notes
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
The conversation that changed my life -- A threat and an opportunity -- Protests and publicity -- Growing up -- Learning -- My dream girl -- Meeting God -- Gaining experience, gaining wisdom -- Opening the shop -- Masterpiece Cakeshop -- The legal challenge -- The thing about weddings -- Taking on the government -- The hammer falls -- Cruelty and contempt -- Appealing opportunities -- Trying for the Supreme Court -- Media blitz -- At the Supreme Court -- Oral arguments -- Aftermath -- Victory -- Masterpiece II -- Dueling with the Civil Rights division -- A lively day in court -- Another win -- Masterpiece III -- Lessons learned.
Includes bibliographical references.
The conversation that changed my life -- A threat and an opportunity -- Protests and publicity -- Growing up -- Learning -- My dream girl -- Meeting God -- Gaining experience, gaining wisdom -- Opening the shop -- Masterpiece Cakeshop -- The legal challenge -- The thing about weddings -- Taking on the government -- The hammer falls -- Cruelty and contempt -- Appealing opportunities -- Trying for the Supreme Court -- Media blitz -- At the Supreme Court -- Oral arguments -- Aftermath -- Victory -- Masterpiece II -- Dueling with the Civil Rights division -- A lively day in court -- Another win -- Masterpiece III -- Lessons learned.
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