Tag Archives: Lorie Smith

Questions for Those Who Differ with the SCOTUS Decision in Favor of a Christian Graphic Artist

Posted on July 5, 2023 by David E Smith

Last week the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision that Lorie Smith, a Colorado-based Christian graphic artist and web designer, did not have to create content that violated her beliefs. In response, the editor-in-chief of Mother Jones, tweeted, “perhaps gay stylists, designers, caterers, and planners should start withholding services from Christian conservatives and see where that goes.”

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty, Sexuality | Tagged Alliance Defending Freedom, Clara Jeffery, Erin Hawley, Jonathan Turley, Kristen Waggoner, Lorie Smith, Michael Imperioli, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor | Comments Off

Compelled Speech? The 303 Creative SCOTUS Case

Posted on December 27, 2022 by David E Smith

Not much time has passed since Christian baker Jack Phillips fought to defend his choice not to make cakes celebrating homosexual unions (2018), and Christian florist Baronelle Stutzman dealt with multiple lawsuits regarding her choice not to arrange flowers for similar functions (2021). Yet, earlier this December, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case which is shaping up to be the next high-profile skirmish between the homosexual movement and Christian providers of wedding services. The civil rights snipers are at the same old game again—this time zeroing in on Christian wedding website …

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged 303 Creative v. Elenis, Baronelle Stutzman, blasphemy, Burstyn v. Wilson, Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, Cohen v. California, Commonwealth v. Kneeland, compelled speech, Jack Phillips, James Kent, Laurie Higgins, Lorie Smith, Miller v. California, Oney v. Oklahoma City, People v. Ruggles, State v. Chandler, State v. Mockus, U.S. Supreme Court, Updegraph v. Commonwealth | Comments Off

SCOTUS to Decide if Christians Must Endorse Anti-Weddings

Posted on December 6, 2022 by David E Smith

On Monday, December 5, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, another case that pits the purported rights of same-sex couples to force Christian business-owners to create products (or provide services) that express messages related to same-sex “weddings” in violation of the Christian business-owners’ First Amendment rights.

The Court case is a challenge filed by Coloradan Lorie Smith, a wedding website designer who, in expanding her business, understandably wants to include a statement clarifying that she does not create websites for same-sex weddings. But Colorado’s boneheaded pro-religious discrimination, pro-censorship law “that bars businesses …

Posted in Federal, Religious Liberty, Sexuality | Tagged 303 Creative v. Elenis, American Psychological Association, Barronelle Stutzman, Colorado, Jack Phillips, Lorie Smith, Marriage, Rosa Parks, SCOTUS, weddings | Comments Off