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Conservative Christian baker Jack Phillips (C) and members of his family and legal team pose for photographs in front of the Supreme Court after the court heard the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2017. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
It’s the 10th year of litigation for Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker whose Christian belief that marriage is between one man and one woman means that he declines to design custom wedding cakes for same-sex unions. Or rather, it’s the 10th year of his persecution as a Christian by the militantly secular powers that be, both public and private.
Charlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.
