Noah Feldman: It’s not about cake, but about religious hostility

The U.S. Constitution only protects citizens against hostility from the government, not hostility from their fellow citizens.

(David Zalubowski | The Associated Press) Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop Monday, June 4, 2018, in Lakewood, Colo., after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he could refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his religious beliefs did not violate Colorado's anti-discrimination law.

Noah Feldman: It’s not about cake, but about religious hostility

The U.S. Constitution only protects citizens against hostility from the government, not hostility from their fellow citizens.

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