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Why the Supreme Court's 'gay wedding cake' ruling won't resolve religious freedom issues

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
Pastors kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court, as a counter-protester holds a sign that says "What's Christian About Discrimination." AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its long-anticipated ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In a 7-2 decision, the justices sided with a Denver...

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