'Gay Cake' row bakery owner says he should be able to live by his beliefs as Supreme Court hears case

The Christian owners of a bakery found to have discriminated in refusing to make a "gay cake" have said the law "extinguishes" their consciences.

'Gay Cake' row bakery owner says he should be able to live by his beliefs as Supreme Court hears case

The Christian owners of a Belfast bakery found to have discriminated in refusing to make a "gay cake" have said the law "extinguishes" their consciences.

A lower court ruled the decision of family-run Ashers not to bake the product iced with the slogan Support Gay Marriage in 2014 was discriminatory after a legal challenge supported by Northern Ireland's Equality Commission.

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