{"id":2965,"date":"2018-10-10T10:03:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T10:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eternitysocials.com\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2018-10-10T10:13:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T10:13:52","slug":"its-a-win-for-ashers-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eternitysocials.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/10\/its-a-win-for-ashers-bakery\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a win for Ashers Bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>God always answers prayer and this one of course has been a big prayer issue in may people&#8217;s hearts. Today that prayer was answered and religious freedom has been secured.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A loss of this case would of had huge implications for Christians everywhere, including ourselves as far as the wedding side of things go. We&#8217;re pleased that God&#8217;s will has been done here and a huge well done to Daniel and the McArthurs for taking their stand and sticking to it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below is a letter issued by the Christian Institute who do a very important work when it comes to Christian legal matters. Do continue to pray for them as they&#8217;re key in keeping our religious liberties free and open.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe  id=\"_ytid_25748\"  width=\"474\" height=\"267\"  data-origwidth=\"474\" data-origheight=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mVKWiuP7-rI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After a four-year legal battle, Ashers Baking Company has won in the UK Supreme Court. This is thrilling news.<\/p>\n<p>In a landmark judgment for free speech, the court held that Ashers acted lawfully and didn\u2019t discriminate against anyone. Judges held it was the message the bakery objected to, not the customer.<\/p>\n<p>The previous judgments against Ashers have been overturned.<\/p>\n<p>Five Justices have given a strong and unanimous ruling against compelled speech.<\/p>\n<p>Baroness Hale, President of the Court, said it didn\u2019t matter whether the icing on the cake promoted same-sex marriage, \u201cliving in sin\u201d or any other message with which the bakers profoundly disagreed. The situation was on the same level as a Christian printer asked to print atheist leaflets: they shouldn\u2019t have to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Equality laws cannot be used to make people say things they don\u2019t believe. That has always been our position. The Supreme Court agrees.<\/p>\n<p>We are very thankful to God for this ruling. Our prayers have been answered.<\/p>\n<p>We are also greatly indebted to the McArthur family. It has not been easy for them, but their stand has created a UK precedent.<\/p>\n<p>This victory is exactly what we seek with our Legal Defence Fund: to create significant national precedents which protect Gospel freedoms. More details on the case will be available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/christian.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=12c4e35f137cf5356bc4ca9bc&amp;id=5bc52e7e68&amp;e=e1b3f10d13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">on our (Christian Institute) website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s thank God for this excellent judgment. Pray for fair reporting and a great impact for Gospel freedom in the UK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Colin Hart, Director, The Christian Institute<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashers<\/a> ruling is an historic and seminal judgement. This has been a long journey for everyone involved in the case. I commend Amy &amp; Daniel McArthur for their grace and perseverance. This now provides clarity for people of all faiths and none. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yvY1wVhuJB\">pic.twitter.com\/yvY1wVhuJB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arlene Foster (@DUPleader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DUPleader\/status\/1049960588263284736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God always answers prayer and this one of course has been a big prayer issue in may people&#8217;s hearts. 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