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1) part one
will provide it at the end with a minmum of 300 words
2) part two
The three readings we’re working with for this next assignment aren’t simply “pro-con†on whether a baker should be compelled to make wedding cakes for gay couples, they each make the argument in a different way.
- In “A Baker’s First Amendment Rights,†Robert P. George and Sherif Girgis argue that this is an issue of freedom of speech. Their argument is that making it illegal for him to refuse would “would force him to create expressive products carrying a message he rejects. That’s unconstitutional.â€
- In “Even the Bernini of Buttercream has to Serve Gay Couples, “Steve Sanders argues the issue is not about free speech. He argues a baker is a businessperson who is not allowed to discriminate against anyone. He writes “And so the simplest and best way out of this case would be for the Supreme Court to avoid the messy question of whether bakery products are constitutionally protected expression. …. It is just saying that he can’t discriminate among the people who seek to buy his art.â€
- George and Girgis and Sanders are all lawyers, but R. Eric Thomas is a playwright and editor for Elle magazine. His essay is personal, but it is NOT without evidence or reasoning.
For each of these three arguments, make a list of the evidence they use to support their claim. Then, write about how the evidence is used. (This means explaining how does each particular piece of evidence fit the argument.)
For example: “The baker’s opinion about marriage isn’t one that a majority of Americans hold. A
2017 Pew Research Center survey found that Americans support same-sex
marriage by a margin of nearly two-to-one (http://www.peoplepress.
org/2017/06/26/support-for-same-sex-marriage-grows-even-amonggroups-
that-had-been-skeptical/). Forty-seven percent of Republicans and 74
percent of Democrats voiced support of same-sex marriage in a 2017 Gallup poll
(http://news.gallup.com/poll/210566/support-gay-marriage-edges-newhigh.
aspx). But what these numbers don’t reflect is how these views manifest
themselves in daily life for L.G.B.T. Americans. This case is a public reminder
that, though the law may guarantee a right, an individual’s actions can affect the
way a group experiences its freedom.”
Thomas presents two sets of statistics supporting his assertion that most Americans don’t share the baker Jack Phillips opposition to gay marriage. He follows them by saying that even though the majority of Americans support gay marriage, and even though it’s legal, it doesn’t mean that gay Americans have the same freedom as heterosexual couples, if discrimination is found to be legal.
3) part three
Questions for Readings (You can cut and paste this into the submission box and then write in your answers.)
“Let Us Eat Cakeâ€
- Why wasn’t R. Eric Thomas’s husband-to-be available to attend the Wedding Expo? Thomas gives this detail, but doesn’t emphasize it. Why do you think this might be?
- Give some examples (direct textual quotes) that show his sense of humor. (You or other members of your group might have looked at this in the first Discussion Board.
- What are some reasons he might use this light-hearted tone?
- Give some examples where his tone is more serious.
“Even the Bernini of Buttercream has to Serve Gay Couples.â€
- Sanders qualifies his argument by saying it would be different if Phillips were being asked to make a cake with an offensive symbol. Why does he say that’s not the case in this situation?
- What does he mean here by “the grandiose role he imagines for himself�
Sanders writes: “Grappling with Mr. Phillips’s speech and religion arguments would drag the court into esoteric questions about what other common business activities should count as First Amendment-protected expression (how about engraving the rings, or driving the limo?), or whether piping whipped cream into rosettes should qualify as an “exercise of religion.†Even if we assume Mr. Phillips is sincere about the grandiose role he imagines for himself in every customer’s wedding, similar claims could be easily invented by other business owners seeking a respectable-sounding pretext to discriminate.â€
3. What language in the passage below shows Sanders’ tone? (Write the words or phrases, then explain your thinking.)
“The lawyers for Mr. Phillips — who is supported by the Trump administration —build their argument around the fantastical idea that he should be exempt from Colorado’s anti-discrimination law because, through his creations of flour and fondant, he is not only honoring God, he is somehow voicing his views about, and actively participating in, every wedding he caters. “
4. Both George and Gergis in their argument and Sanders in his cite a Supreme Court ruling about a Jehovah’s Witness not being required to salute the flag. In your own words, explain their different perspectives about this?
5. George and Gergis argue that creating a wedding cake is protected speech. Find the passage in the text where they state this and their reasoning specifically and quote it or paraphrase it here.
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for your attention, part one i will provide it at the end, it will be something about the community with 300 words. will provide it when i recieve part one and two.
please have each part in a separate word doc
