Colorado Web Designer Loses Same-Sex Wedding Website Case

[Free Vulcan]

A U.S. appeals court ruled against a Colorado web designer’s refusal to make a marriage website for a same-sex couple, further reinforcing the state’s anti-discirmination law, according to court documents.

Lorie Smith’s attempt to uphold what she regarded as her right to deny services that contradicted her religious values was struck down by a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court for violating Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act, stating that “a faith that enriches society in one way might also damage society in [an]other.”

The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), who represented Smith, released a report chiding the lower court’s 2-1 decision.

https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/27/colorado-web-designer-loses-same-sex-wedding-website-case/

[mountaineer]

Maybe she could have created the website but added a bug where, whenever anyone clicked on a photo or the bridal (?) registry, the viewer would be redirected to I Corinthians 6:9-11.

[Bigun]

Maybe she could have created the website but added a bug where, whenever anyone clicked on a photo or the bridal (?) registry, thye viewer would be redirected to I Corinthians 6:9-11.

 

[HoustonSam]

Lorie Smith’s attempt to uphold what she regarded as her right to deny services that contradicted her religious values was struck down by a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court for violating Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act, stating that “a faith that enriches society in one way might also damage society in [an]other.”

This is an absurd statement.  Freedom of Religion is not contingent on the religion enriching society; a faith does not have to justify itself according to the standards of the surrounding culture.  Nor did Smith's refusal to create the website in any way damage society; the world is full of web content creators salivating at any opportunity to proclaim the beliefs of the progressive left.

Yet another example of the American Judiciary engaging in absolute fallacy and non-sequitur, divorced from any plain meaning of the written word.

[Kamaji]

This is an absurd statement.  Freedom of Religion is not contingent on the religion enriching society; a faith does not have to justify itself according to the standards of the surrounding culture.  Nor did Smith's refusal to create the website in any way damage society; the world is full of web content creators salivating at any opportunity to proclaim the beliefs of the progressive left.

Yet another example of the American Judiciary engaging in absolute fallacy and non-sequitur, divorced from any plain meaning of the written word.

Exactly!  Just as the First Amendment doesn't only protect speech that adds value to society.  In fact, the only real purpose of the First Amendment is protecting unfavorable speech that is viewed as being detrimental to society.  Speech that everyone agrees is value-add doesn't need to be protected, because it won't be suppressed in the first place.