The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30 in favor of Lorie Smith, a Christian website designer from Colorado, in 303 Creative v Elenis. Smith challenged Colorado’s anti-discrimination law that would have compelled her to design a website promoting gay marriage, which goes against her religious beliefs.

After quoting from the decision and a comment by Sen. Ted Cruz, the article turns to CJV, the only Jewish organization to be quoted:

Rabbi Dov Fischer, vice president of the Coalition for Jewish Values, which represents Orthodox rabbis, stated that the court’s decision “sets a significant precedent for future cases evaluating religious liberty and freedom of expression.

“This was a simple case of religious liberty and free speech,” added Rabbi Moshe B. Parnes, the coalition’s southern regional vice president. “The real tragedy is that she had to go to the Supreme Court for protection against an obvious, patently unconstitutional form of government coercion and control.”

See the full article in the Jewish News Syndicate