{"id":58735,"date":"2017-12-07T06:40:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T11:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-specious-legal-argument-at-the-center-of-the-cake-case\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T06:40:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T11:40:55","slug":"the-specious-legal-argument-at-the-center-of-the-cake-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-specious-legal-argument-at-the-center-of-the-cake-case\/","title":{"rendered":"The Specious Legal Argument at the Center of the Cake Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Specious Legal Argument at the Center of the Cake Case<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/sites\/advocate.com\/files\/2017\/12\/06\/supreme-court-justice-anthony-kennedyx750.jpg\" alt=\"Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy\"><\/p>\n<p>The antigay baker is framing his argument around freedom of speech, not freedom of religion. Where that will lead, no one knows.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2017\/12\/07\/specious-legal-argument-center-cake-case\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2017\/12\/07\/specious-legal-argument-center-cake-case<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Specious Legal Argument at the Center of the Cake Case The antigay baker is framing his argument around freedom of speech, not freedom of religion. 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