Court Jesters July 2, 2023
This is my family. We love each other, work hard, help our neighbors, vote, pay taxes and spend our dollars locally as much as possible. We’re fairly ordinary and I continue to be amazed that we are so threatening to some people’s religious beliefs that the Supreme Court had to step in and decide whether a web designer had to make a website for two gay men who were getting married. Earlier you may recall that it was about a pastry chef’s refusal to bake a cake for a gay couple. Surely there are more important concerns and, yes, I understand the constitutional argument for both sides. I am not minimising the importance of religious freedom. This most recent ruling wasn’t about religious freedom. It is about gutting the hope for real democracy, who is included and who is excluded. Same old story. Our Constitution was flawed and remains flawed. Vulnerable people were not the concern at the time of its creation. Article one, section two declared that any person who was not free would be
