Several other actors in the Christian legal movement have filed amicus curiae briefs supporting Phillips. How do they understand religious liberty, and how does this understanding shape their legal strategy in this case? In searching through nearly 15 years of Christian legal movement news releases, I found very few references to non-Christian clients on issues of religious liberty. While the free-speech clause and compelled-speech doctrine feature heavily in Masterpiece, religious liberty had crucial consequences for Phillips’s actions in this case. We collaborate, and we have to collaborate, especially at the point we’re at in the culture.”This is not to say that the Christian legal movement has matured completely.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2017 09:56 UTC