A Christian baker in Bakersfield, California once again asked a state court last week to protect her ability to operate her bakery in accordance with her faith.
In California Department of Civil Rights v. Tastries, Cathy Miller said she wants to continue serving her local Bakersfield community at her bakery, Tastries, a vision she brought to life over a decade ago.
However, California opened an investigation into Miller after she explained to a same-sex couple that her faith did not allow her to design their wedding cake. For over six years, California has repeatedly compared Miller’s religious beliefs about marriage to racism and argued that Miller’s beliefs harm “the dignity of all Californians,” according to her attorneys at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
A Christian baker in California asked a state court yesterday to protect her ability to operate her bakery in accordance with her faith. Cathy Miller wants to continue serving her local Bakersfield community at her bakery, Tastries, a vision she brought to life over a decade ago.… pic.twitter.com/qVnqA7mHxd
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Because of the lawsuit, Miller and her staff have lost contracts, received death threats, and faced repeated sexual harassment, Becket said.
“Targeting
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