Jewish Dating Site & Ashely Madison Discussed In SCOTUS Oral Arguments About 1st Amendment & LGBTQ Rights

SCOTUS is currently hearing oral arguments in the 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis case investigating whether Colorado law can force a christian web designer to design wedding websites for LGBTQ weddings when doing is directly contrary to her religious beliefs.

Lorie Smith, a devout christian who firmly believes in marriage “only between one man and one woman,” wants to expand her web design business to include wedding websites, but intends to post a notice that this will exclude wedding websites for same-sex weddings as it would require her to create messages that are contrary to her deeply held religious beliefs about marriage. It’s not the LGBTQ individuals as customers that she wants to avoid, rather it’s the messaging surrounding LGBTQ weddings which violates her religious beliefs. According to ScotusBlog, 

“Smith explains that she decides whether to take on a commission based on the message that the work will convey, rather than the person requesting it. This means, she says, that she would “happily” design graphics for an LGBTQ customer who runs an animal shelter. But she will not take on commissions that would be inconsistent with her Christian beliefs – including, she says, by promoting same-sex marriage – because a custom wedding website would “express approval of the couple’s marriage.””

The oral arguments have generated several interesting audio clips, including a great one about reeducation programs by Gorsuch and a bizarre one about the Christmas classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” by Brown Jackson. Another great one is when Justice Alito brings up the Jewish dating site J-Date and the controversial extramarital affairs site Ashely Madison. He gives two scenarios, one where an unmarried Jewish person asks a Jewish photographer to take a picture for his profile on J-date, a dating service specifically designed for Jewish singles, and one where a Jewish person asks a Jewish photographer to take a picture for his profile on Ashley Madison, a dating service which has been embroiled in controversy as a website that specifically promotes and facilitates extramarital affairs. He asks, “Does he have to do it?”

It really is an interesting thought exercise. Might a devout Jewish photographer have religious objections to using his business to take photographs specifically for use by someone to solicit extramarital sex? In the same vein, might a devout Muslim photographer have religious objections to taking professional Drag Queen glamor shots or Only Fans photos? When does so-called “anti-discrimination” become nothing more than radical leftist “inclusivity?”

As far as slippery slopes go, this one seems pretty easy. If “anti-discrimination” laws become nothing more than radical leftist “inclusivity,” then what happens when a pedophile expects a christian baker to bake a cake celebrating his relationship with his 7 year old victim, which society had been forced to accept under the guise of “inclusivity?” What happens when a pedophile expects a christian web designer to design a website publicly documenting his relationship with his 7 year old victim, which society had been forced to accept under the guise of “inclusivity?” And if those professionals object, will they be breaking “anti-discrimination” laws despite their vehement religious and moral objections?