{"id":1961677,"date":"2023-06-30T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-congressman-says-supreme-court-ruling-allows-discrimination-under-guise-of-religious-liberty\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T16:17:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:17:31","slug":"new-york-congressman-says-supreme-court-ruling-allows-discrimination-under-guise-of-religious-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-congressman-says-supreme-court-ruling-allows-discrimination-under-guise-of-religious-liberty\/","title":{"rendered":"NY congressman: Supreme Court ruling enables discrimination in the name of religious freedom."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-congressman-says-supreme-court-ruling-allows-discrimination-under-guise-of-religious-liberty%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1961677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Supreme Court Upholds Web Designer&#8217;s Right to Refuse Customers Based on Religious Beliefs<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) strongly criticized the recent decision by the Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of a web designer&#8217;s right to decline customers if their requests go against her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sweeping-lgbt-bill-passes-house-gop-lawmaker-vows-to-fight-in-the-courts-and-beyond-if-it-becomes-law\/\" title=\"Sweeping LGBT Bill Passes House, GOP Lawmaker Vows To Fight \u2018In The Courts And Beyond\u2019 If It Becomes Law\">deeply held religious beliefs<\/a>. The case involved Colorado-based website 303 Creative, which refused to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-congressman-says-supreme-court-ruling-allows-discrimination-under-guise-of-religious-liberty\/\" title=\"NY congressman: Supreme Court ruling enables discrimination in the name of religious freedom.\">create wedding announcement websites<\/a> for same-sex couples. The Court determined that the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-nfl-player-calls-for-separate-transgender-category-of-sports-after-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"Retired NFL Player Calls For Separate Transgender Category Of Sports After Biden Executive Order\">anti-discrimination law<\/a> would infringe upon the designer&#8217;s business and violate her First Amendment rights. Justice Neil Gorsuch, who authored the majority opinion, faced opposition from Torres during a television interview on CNN&#8217;s Inside Politics.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Over LGBTQ Equality<\/h3>\n<p>Torres expressed his disagreement with Gorsuch&#8217;s opinion, stating, &#8220;He&#8217;s wrong, and he&#8217;s sending a message that you are free to discriminate as long as you do so under the guise of religious liberty.&#8221; He further criticized the Supreme Court, describing it as the &#8220;most radical politicized Supreme Court&#8221; in recent history. Torres highlighted the need for Congress to intervene and protect LGBTQ rights, citing Justice Thomas&#8217; call to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark case that established marriage equality. He expressed concern about the ongoing threat to LGBTQ equality from the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, echoed Torres&#8217; sentiments, labeling the ruling as a &#8220;victory for extremists in America&#8221; and those who wish to discriminate against LGBTQ individuals. During a television interview on MSNBC, Ellis warned that the decision could set a dangerous precedent.<\/p>\n<h3>Web Designer Celebrates the Ruling<\/h3>\n<p>On the other hand, Lorie Smith, the owner of 303 Creative, celebrated the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, describing it as &#8220;a victory for each and every one of us.&#8221; Smith expressed gratitude to the Court for affirming that the government cannot compel individuals to express beliefs they do not hold.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in favor of Smith was passed with a 6-3 vote. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the majority opinion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) criticized the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling supporting a web designer&#8217;s right to reject customers based on religious beliefs. The court favored 303 Creative, a Colorado-based company that declined to create wedding announcement websites for same-sex couples. 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