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‘Gay cake’ cases show strength of Christian Right legal armies on both sides of the Atlantic

In UK and US supreme courts, freedom of speech has been the defence of bakers who oppose same-sex marriage. It’s no coincidence

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Ashers bakery owners outside the UK Supreme Court.

Ashers bakery’s owners outside the UK Supreme Court | Victoria Jones/PA Wire/PA Images. All rights reserved

The owners of Ashers bakery in Northern Ireland, who refused to make a cake with the words ‘support gay marriage’ on it, won their appeal at the UK Supreme Court this week. The court ruled unanimously that this refusal was not discriminatory.