By Emily Robertson
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Lorie Smith, a Christian, who runs a graphic design business and refuses to make websites for gay weddings because it violates her religious beliefs and âcontradicts Godâs true story of marriage,â she said.
Smith owns 303 Creative LLC, based in Colorado. Smith wants to post a message on her business website stating she will not make a website that celebrates gay marriage. Colorado, however, has a law against discrimination of LGBT customers patronizing public businesses.
When Smith took her request to federal court, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the message she wanted to post was âpure speechâ and that she had to abide by Coloradoâs Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA). So, she appealed to the Supreme Court, and on Feb. 22 they agreed to hear the case this fall.
