OK, note the facts of the case carefully: "Christian-run bakery discriminated against a gay customer by refusing to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan." The bakery refused to make a cake carrying an image of Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie below the phrase 'Support Gay Marriage.' The bakery refused to make the cake supporting an issue, not discriminating against the sexual orientation of a customer. It is my understanding that gay marriage is not yet legal in Northern Ireland, so it is still an active political issue.

Making a wedding cake for a gay couple celebrating their legal marriage, would be a different matter.

But if it's a slogan promoting an issue, am I bound to produce a representation of that slogan that I disagree with? If I'm a printer, am I bound to print placards for a political party I detest, or against a political candidate I support?

-Joe-