Let Everyone Eat Cake!

That was a beautiful cake, and Food52 is a beautiful company. Sorry we won't be able to make it. Maybe someone will come up with something just as beautiful.

The cake is beautiful and has inpired me. I'm making an Earl Grey cake with lavender buttercream for dessert for this 4th of July. The celebrating continues. Thank you Kristen.

Amen Christiana T. very well put!! This is the last email I will read from Food 52, and now ashamed I recommended on Facebook.

Because there is support here for what is now the law of the land, you refuse to bake another cake, or explore new recipes with a community that loves to cook? You'd have to retreat into a very small world if you refuse to socialize with people, shop from businesses, or visit websites that don't have all your political, philisophical, religious or moral beliefs. I hope you stay, but if you hate us all so much for supporting the ruling for equality then we wish you well.

If you're against same sex marriages, don't marry someone of your own sex. No one's trying to make YOU marry your own sex, so stop trying to tell other people what they can and can not do. Sinclair spoke of people like you: "When facism comes to America, it will be carrying a cross and draped in a flag." He was speaking about you.

Honey you heart was empty way before SCOTUS!

I can guarantee you this sh*t ain't happening of follower of the word of God. I don't see any legislation on the desks of Congress to make this law.

How many verses in the Bible are against Divorce yet NO ONE has that before the vote of the people.


So be off with thyself and love thyself with a great big piece of CAKE!


Deuteronomy 22:13-21New International Version (NIV)

Marriage Violations
13 If a man takes a wife and, after sleeping with her, dislikes her 14 and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity,” 15 then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate proof that she was a virgin. 16 Her father will say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her. 17 Now he has slandered her and said, ‘I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.’ But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.” Then her parents shall display the cloth before the elders of the town, 18 and the elders shall take the man and punish him. 19 They shall fine him a hundred shekels[a] of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given an Israelite virgin a bad name. She shall continue to be his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.

20 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, 21 she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.

And many of us don't care what you think.
Calm down. If you're so worried about marriage, get to work trying to get no fault divorce and adultery outlawed.
Also, this is a LEGAL issue, not a religious one. The state hands out marriage licenses.

This has been falsely attributed to Sinclair Lewis.
From Wikiquote:
Misattributed To Sinclair Lewis:
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. Many variants of this exist, but the earliest known incident of such a comment appears to be a partial quote from James Waterman Wise, Jr., reported in a 1936 issue of The Christian Century that in a recent address here before the liberal John Reed club said that Hearst and Coughlin are the two chief exponents of fascism in America. If fascism comes, he added, it will not be identified with any "shirt" movement, nor with an "insignia," but it will probably be "wrapped up in the American flag and heralded as a plea for liberty and preservation of the constitution."
Another early quote is that of Halford E. Luccock, in Keeping Life Out of Confusion (1938): When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled "made in Germany"; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, "Americanism." Harrison Evans Salisbury in 1971 remarked about Lewis: "Sinclair Lewis aptly predicted in It Can't Happen Here that if fascism came to America it would come wrapped in the flag and whistling 'The Star Spangled Banner.'"

1.Jump up ↑ The Christian Century, Volume 53, Feb 5, 1936, p. 245
2.Jump up ↑ p. 29, The Many Americas Shall Be One, Harrison Evans Salisbury. Published by W. W. Norton, 1971.
Now that you know, I do hope you will stop attributing this false quote to Sinclair Lewis, eh?

Once again you are using Old Testament verses made for Old Testament Jews. New Testament Believers, that is, those who adhere to the New Covenant, are not, in any way, obligated to follow those laws.

maybe ;-)

Really? Show me where dude.

Your anti gay rhetoric is in the OLD TESTAMENT. You are cherry picking what you will and will not follow. The New Testament says noting about homosexuality. UGH!

New Testament Believers are under no obligation to follow Old Testament dietary or other laws.
Christ did indeed talk about adultery, sexual immorality and fornication in Matthew 15 and 19. These described any relationships that were outside the marriage as ordained by God.
Christ then defines in Matthew 19:4-6 what is permitted in God's marriage:
"Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh”? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate "
By defining marriage as between a man and a woman, He effectively condemned all other arrangements.
He clearly showed what God intended for marriage. There was no need to list all sexual immoralities because someone would say that Christ did not name mine and therefore it is alright for me to go on sinning.
Jesus already came to earth to preach Eternal Salvation. When he comes back a second time it will be to gather His Believers. None can come to the Father except through His Son Jesus Christ. It is also said in Acts 2-38:
"And Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized, each one of you on the name of Jesus Christ to remission of sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Will You?

Then why are there no laws denying divorce? I don't see anyone worrying about the wrath of God every time someone divorced. No flood no tornados. LOL Stop! Cherry Pickin' is awesome! And every preacher out there condemns me from the Old Testament. Again - Cherry Pickin'. And the Cherries you pick don't make the best pies. LOL In short the Bible was written by a bunch of guys who didn't even know where the sun went at night, let alone how to accurate cook pork or shrimp. Let's not even begin to talk about science, which didn't exists then, let alone subatomic particles. Despite scientific proof, you still believe the earth is 10K years old and Dinosaurs walked around with humans. LOL The New Testament was written 100+ years after the alleged events - and it's hearsay. There is no scientific evidence that Jesus ever existed. None whatsoever. So you can call this one of the darkest days in history and say that God is going to punish this country over gay marriage, yet he seemed to have sat on his hands over the 100 plus years where blacks were kept basically as pets. Nothing happened then. No wrath of God came down and did much of anything. So by all means - believe in what you want to believe. I'll stick with String Theories and Quantum Mechanics and when my boyfriend asks me to marry him I'm going to say yes. And we are going to eat cake.

"And we are going to eat cake. "

Yes, go and eat cake while homosexuals are being executed and thrown from buildings in muslim countries. Yes, go and eat cake while women are stoned to death and girls ate genitally mutilated and Christian pastors are imprisoned in muslim countries.
Enjoy the fact that you can bully and force Christians to bake your wedding, birthday and cupcakes for you while you could not be seen in public in any muslim country.
All Christians do here is follow the Words of Christ and tell you about sin and Eternal Salvation.
Any punishment is up to God:
Romans 12:19
"not avenging yourselves, beloved, but giving place to wrath, for it has been written, “Vengeance is Mine,” “I will repay,” says the Lord."

I don't pick and choose, dear boy, I just tell you what God has said.

So, yes, enjoy your cake.

PS God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, He will do so again.

I have no say on what is happening in the Middle East so stop with that. Just like they have no say on our laws.

Remember when Christians burned women for being witches. Thousands of women were burned at the stake. Oh no, let's not talk bout how Christian intentionally gave Native American blankets infected with Small Pox. Pilgrims were awesome. We won't talk about the genocide committed on this land as Christians following God's Word raped and murdered anyone who got in their way as they took more and more land and called it the United States.

We were the illegal immigrants. But when children flee their country or be killed - SHUT DOWN THE BORDERS. THEY DON'T BELONE HERE!!!!!

God's love abounds in your history and in your benevolent oppression of anyone who isn't straight, white and Christian.

Why didn't God destroy the South for hunting down black people in their native country, capturing them like animals and bringing them to America and forcing them to be slaves. Beating them and murdering them if they didn't comply.

So God will burn us for gay Marriage but he's all good with slavery, torture and war.

Really?

Stop.

I will enjoy my cake.

Religion has caused most of the wars and violence in history.

You had your chance to run the world, it was called the Dark Ages.

We won't let you do it again.

And I'm man enough to show my face. You are a coward to hide behind your blank profile.

So much anger and so much falsehood.

There were no women burned at the stake in this country by anyone. Prove it.

Anyone that was burned at the stake in Europe or elsewhere were Christian martyrs burned by the Catholics, Anglicans and Lutherans.
Religion is not Christianity. Religion is about rules and regulations.
Christianity is about God and a relationship with His Son Jesus Christ. You would know that if you ever read Scripture.
And please stop quoting Leviticus or Deuteronomy, those laws are not relevant to New Testament Believers.
By the way, blacks and muslims in Africa sold slaves to the Europeans before there ever was a South.
And God did not allow the South to win, so there is your punishment.

Christ accepts all those who repent of their sins and accept Him as their Lord and Saviour.

And as far as you being persecuted, it seems to me that you are a 'happy' man.
Please go here and see who is persecuted and by whom:
http://www.persecution.com/
http://www.opendoorsusa.com/

PPS If I thought you would be reasonable, I would happily show my picture, but it is not me that you are angry with, but God Himself.

I had nothing to do with slavery, the inquisition or any of the atheists that committed murders or mayhem in history.

http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/were-witches-burned-at-the-stake-during-the-salem-witch-trials

Ok they were hung for being witches.

And I will vote my will until all religion is put back where it belongs - in the freedom of your home and your church. You may voice it where you want and I will voice my atheism and sarcasm where I want. But I will not allow your religion to run this country anymore.

I've watch God Loves Uganda - I know enough about the evils of religion.

Again, you are confusing Christianity with 'religion'. They are not the same. You would know that if you read Scripture, such as John or Acts, but you are too stubborn or pigheaded to do so.
Christ told us in Matthew to go out into the world and spread His Word.
Christ did not teach 'religion', but Eternal Salvation.
I will leave you with several verses: Acts 9:1-5.
I'll pray for you.

Please pray for the persecuted Christians in the Middle East who your God is allowing to be burned and beheaded. I mean really - they devote their lives to worshipping him and he allows this?

Here's the definition of religion.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/religion
Sorry - it kind of fits Christianity.

I'm gonna hang out with the sinners. We're gonna eat cake. :)

It's DONE! OVER! We are celebrating with cake. Your grumbling here, to the wrong crowd, serves no purpose other than showing us your poor form.

Celebrate with cake? While homosexuals are being executed in muslim countries and Obama is cozying up to those countries?
Yes, please enjoy your cake while you can or until sharia law comes to the US.

Sharia law! LOL!
You guys are hilarious.

FYI: Roberts wrote the dissenting opinion.

Can we return to cake now, leave religion out of it? Except maybe cake worship….

First - take a Xanax. Second as Chocolate Be stated it was Roberts who dissented. Third, nothing they did amended the Constitution. The majority cited the Constitution in their decision.

The court has not told any religion what to do. It still preserves the right of ANY religion or religious establishment to refuse to perform a ceremony. Just as a Catholic church is protected if they refused to perform a Jewish wedding. It is a legal matter, cut-and-dry. It mandates that municipalities/states issue marriage licenses, it has zero impact on any religion. You are right to lament that there are other regions of the world where human rights are not observed and unjustified hatred for other humans is rampant. But as many Americans and Food52 celebrated taking a huge civilized step forward to protect the rights of all Americans, you simply bolster the unrooted hatred that these regions demonstrate. Don't eat the cake if you don't think it looks good, but who wouldn't want cake?

You are simply being foolish if you think that 'marriage equality' proponents are going to stop with this ruling. Making churches participate against their faith is next. Someone tweeted that religious freedom, First Amendment, is next to be eliminated.

I'm always amazed that people dredge up the "separation of church and state" argument. Will you bet your next paycheck that the phrase "separation of church and state" appears in the Constitution?

That's how the following is interpreted - "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"
We're not a theocracy. Want to live in one? Go move to the middle east, they think just like some of the so-called "Christians" here in this great country.

"We live in a democracy, and in this democracy, "

We are not and never have been a democracy. We are a Constitutional Republic, just as the Founders envisioned. The difference is that in a Republic the Government is supposed to follow the Law, while in a democracy, the Government does whatever the majority wants it to do.

Sorry, but that is not what you think it means. The Government is not to establish an official state religion as in England, France or Germany did at the time of the Founders. No one ever proposed that God be eliminated from the Public Square.

I'm not judging just stating facts & HE is the only one who can judge but the Bible is HIS words not mine. You might want to read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not judging, I've just read God's Word & have never seen anything about same sex marriage being of God!!!

Which God? Who says your God is the only one?

Read Scripture. He'll tell you that there were no gods before Him.

Just click on the names of each cake.

How old are you, 10?

Politics decisions are for votes not of God!!

Amen!!!!!!!

Amen!!!!!!

I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure God has not made any explicit statements about "same-sex marriage" in the Bible or elsewhere... There are passages in the Bible that condemn sodomy, but there are also passages that condemn wearing fabrics that mix different plant fibers or that seem to call for rather brutal punishments for various crimes. Believers use their own judgment as to which of these statements they abide by, so the question is not simply whether the Bible is "true" or not (a question that people of other faiths or atheists are not particularly engaged by, nor do they need to be in a country founded on the principle of separation of church and state) but also on what basis do believers decide which statements in the Bible they adhere to and which they need not abide by. To the extent that human judgment (which I assume you would concede IS fallible) is involved, it's less a question of "God's truth" than of humans' (believers') choices. And I also just have to toss out here a question: if Jesus were to appear in the US today, how much time and energy would he devote to opposing gay marriage versus addressing problems like children going hungry, people who are sick or elderly left uncared for, the highest rates of violence in the advanced, industrialized world, etc.? My sense is not very much...

So well said!

FYI... the bible explicitly says that for a man to lie with another man, or woman with a woman is not on. How does that allow for same sex anything?

"I may be mistaken" That is probably the only true statement in your post.
Polyester? Shellfish? Really? Those Old Testament dietary and other laws were for Old Testament Jews. New Testament Believers are under no obligation to follow those laws.
Christ did indeed talk about adultery, sexual immorality and fornication in Matthew 15 and 19. These described any relationships that were outside the marriage as ordained by God.
Christ then defines in Matthew 19:4-6 what is permitted in God's marriage:
"Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh”? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate "
By defining marriage as between a man and a woman, He effectively condemned all other arrangements. He clearly showed what God intended for marriage. There was no need to list all sexual immoralities because someone would say that Christ did not name mine and therefore it is alright for me to go on sinning.
Jesus already came to earth to preach Eternal Salvation. When he comes back a second time it will be to gather His Believers. None can come to the Father except through His Son Jesus Christ. It is also said in Acts 2-38:
"And Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized, each one of you on the name of Jesus Christ to remission of sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Will You?

How do you know she doesn't condone same-sex marriage. It's obvious you haven't spoken to her lately.

The Bible - God Bless It - was written by various chaps over a long period several thousand years ago. It covers the history of the Jews and the accepted norms of the times it was written in. Although interesting, it has little relevance to how we live our lives in the modern world. I am a 60+ woman happily married for 40 years to a wonderful husband and I am DELIGHTED that at last same-sex marriages are legal and provide the same rights and protections that I enjoy - this is a civilized and intelligent ruling!

His words do talk against all of these things & He talks about marriage between a man & a woman!!! I don't judge any of you & have several gay friends whom I love but I'll never pretend it's of God or in the Bible & you shouldn't either!!!!!

Thank you! Very well put!

I don't believe in god, christianity, or the bible ( a collection of morality tales written long after the fact). You're not in charge of other individuals, so stop trampling on my personal rights

Why are you delighted?

Pity you're only concerned that homosexuals are not denied wedding, birthday or cupcake, but are not concerned that homosexuals are executed in Islamic countries by the mullahs there, eh? Christians are only preaching Christ Crucified to sinners, but others are killing homosexuals, stoning women to death, genitally mutilating girls and selling them into sexual slavery and Christian pastors are imprisoned or worse in Islamic countries.
These are the people that Obama is cozying up with and giving nuclear technology to.

scoot, the subject is gay marriage and not hetero divorce. I do agree with you that those who suffer the most from divorce are generally woman and children. So people are now dumbbells when they don't agree with your - how small and pathetic you are. I happen to believe that one's plumbing should determine what their sexual orientation is, not some psycho/social deviation. The idea of two men or two women being married is as laughable to me as believing that after all his efforts to change his sexual identity, Bruce Jenner is still a man. In fact ole Bruce seems to want it both ways (no pun intended). He has spent a fortune on chiseling everything but the last body part that defines his manhood. These people need mental healthcare, not marriage licenses.

Amen!!!!

Sorry, but this was meant for you:
Pity you're only concerned that homosexuals are not denied wedding, birthday or cupcake, but are not concerned that homosexuals are executed in Islamic countries by the mullahs there, eh? Christians are only preaching Christ Crucified to sinners, but others are killing homosexuals, stoning women to death, genitally mutilating girls and selling them into sexual slavery and Christian pastors are imprisoned or worse in Islamic countries.
These are the people that Obama is cozying up with and giving nuclear technology to.

It's not hatred, it's not in Gods word!!!

Thanks Billie - that means a lot to me an so many others.

You are so welcome, this is very close to my heart!

I have deleted you because of your sponship of this

That is not what Christ taught. What you are describing is what goes on in Islamic countries.

We're trying to track down he purple cake! We don't want to upset our readers!! ;-)

Hear, hear. What's the purple cake?

Well said, Mark. I never post on blogs, but felt it necessary today because of all the hate I was reading. Once again, cheers to FOOD52 for voicing their opinion...regardless of the mixed reviews it has caused. My relationship with your blog is stronger than ever.

And what's up with all these people saying that they're leaving, and they're still posting and amen-ing.

And where does religious freedom figure into your comment? No baker, or photographer, or ANY business should be FORCED into any business relationship that goes AGAINST their religious beliefs.

And it is NOT a 'clear commerce clause "issue. Geez. get a law degree.

The baker who is losing business by not serving a large segment of people is wondering how he can be more profitable and still violate the civil rights and discrimate against a group of Americans? I just got sweaty palms typing that....it took me back 200 years. That does NOT fall into the description of religious freedom unless his bakery is registered as a religious institution. I wager the poor baker has sold a cookie before asking his patrons their sexual preferences.

"Large segment of people?" Less than 0.1 percent of people. PLEASE get your facts straight!

The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, a sexual orientation law and public policy think tank, estimate over 5 million Americans identify as gay. I'm off to eat cake!

Umm, that comes to 0.015%. Still a very insignificant number.

Why not go to a bakery that wants to bake your 'wedding' cake, eh?
Are there not bakers that cater to the 0.015% of the population?

It's actually 2% but your point it that its okay to oppress another group if they're small and you're part of a larger one? How unconscience must one be to refuse service to American citizens for not passing your moral litmus test then complain about going bankrupt? Rainbirds bakery lost her lawsuit recently in Colorado after refusing to serve a gay couple. She left Colorado and must be packing now for....where? China?

We'll see how you feel when the State compels churches to perform these "marriages" against their faith, eh?

You are completely unhinged. But nice post illustrating not only homophobia but racism as well! Nicely played...

Not sure I see your point. There are a lot of out-of-control, socially maladjusted children in the world. They are surely not all the children of wealthy gay couples (in fact, none of the ones I personally know are). I think you suffer from confirmation bias.

Oh Scott, now instead of eating rainbow cakes and whatever else you like "to eat", you are playing the race card. I don't know what alternate universe you live in, but if you honestly think that pointing out a known fact about the black community's lack of cohesive families, high rates of illegitimate births and the absence of a man in the household is racism, then you are living under a rock. I suppose being opposed to beheadings also makes me a racist/islamophobe.

You're a racist. Plain and simple. You didn't allude to 'black' in your prior post but hey - called out and BOOM there it is. "pointing out a fact about the black community'. Such an authority. But listen, 98% of the posts here support what food52 did by supporting marriage equality. I know being in the 2% camp has to be galling but go to nationformarriage.org and stare at it for the rest of the day.

We moved out of Colorado for these very facts (Masterpiece Cake Shop) . It is a very sick society that allows for a state to restrict religious freedom. We vote 'with our feet." And our dollars.

They most likely do not believe in religious freedom as written by our Founding Fathers in the First Amendment.

Don't let the door hit ya on the way out.

Oh yeah. And our $$$$ go with us.

Later Brenda!

Well said!

Aw!! Love you mom!! Definitely a day for celebration.

Also you are more than welcome to make any of these cakes for our wedding!!

@dbarnhart, it's also 'you're' not 'your'.

Your ignorance is showing!

@Gaby Bright, simmer down, dbarnhart is actually correct. "Your" is possessive, "you're" is a contraction of "you are".

Yep, you're right Cynthia, as was I!
@dbarnhart said "... unless your (you are) really talking ..." so should have used you're.

If someone is going to criticise spelling and grammar they should get it right themselves.

That's because they do not teach Reading, Writing or Arithmetic anymore.

I'll see your 100 degrees and raise you 98% humidity (Florida). Here's to cooler weather and great cake with that rainbow ice cream!

That Book is The Book we are suppose to live by - inspired by God & written by God's desciples!!

Awwww, the great myth book over which millions have been slaughtered.

Beverly keep your book to yourself and stop trying to control others with it.

Oh Beverly, you can't even spell disciples correctly! And another thing, all of us in this country do not adhere to your definition of "we". Look at it this way, since Massachusetts legalized same sex marriage eleven years ago, the Red Sox have won THREE world series!!

You mean the koran?

I know there's a joke in there somewhere.

continue to re-evaluate 'weather' - it's hot as heck out here in Oregon!

Yeah Scott re-evaluating weather I want to wear shoes or sandals this evening.

Well it's pretty HOT here in CA as well - Ha hah!
Very funny - please excuse my typo.

The Grammar Geschtapo is close to throwing you to the loins for that.

Amen!

Awww...it's okay, Mark! God loves us all. He even sent his "only begotten son" to tell us that. Don't worry; while most of us ARE in fact in favor of loving thy neighbor and treating others as we would like them to treat us, I'm pretty sure the whole 'sex with cows and dogs' thing isn't really on the cards for the future. Fear not.

But He did say, "go and sin no more…."

I wonder why Food52's posts about pork and shellfish haven't already driven you elsewhere? I also presume you think it's immoral to have a round haircut or tatoos, and you don't wear polyester. I get that these are Old Testament things and modern Christians don't necessarily ascribe to them, but these all come from the very same chapter of your beloved book as the "man shall not lie with man" stuff. I can't think of any reason other than fear and bigotry that you keep that one and reject all the others. The Bible is the word of God or it's not -- if you're going to pick and choose which of those words you regard as moral then sorry, but you'll have to let me do the same.

Please get some new material dude. Those Old Testament dietary and other laws were for Old testament Jews. New Testament Believers are under no obligation to follow those laws.

Rainbird, in the same breath Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn thee..." and he also said, in the same conversation, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." It seems some people choose to focus on only one part of a passage, and take it out of context, if it suits their immediate argument.

But love? Love is no sin. Especially when it's celebrated with cake. :)

Marion Berry? Wasn't he the Crack Smoking Mayor arrested by the FBI and sent to prison?

Why not got to Iran and celebrate, eh?

Why would I do that? I'm happy with the direction our country is taking. It's probably more suited to your lifestyle to live elsewhere, if you feel your religious beliefs are being violated here. Go see what violation REALLY feels like.

If you don't even capitalize God are you sure you know him?

If you're gonna capitalize God you need to capitalize Him (or Her) too.

Amen

Go read the Constitution. A nationwide referendum would be unconstitutional. The closest you'll get is for all 50 states to agree to hold individual referendums independently. On the other hand, the Supreme Court deciding a court case based on the rights enshrined in the constitution is entirely constitutional. Just because you don't like their interpretation doesn't mean we no longer live in a constitutional republic -- that's like claiming you don't have representation in Congress because you disagree with your duly elected representative.

Don't like their decision? Work toward a constitutional amendment. The Supreme Court can't overrule that. That's the closest you'll get to a nationwide referendum, I'm afraid, but it's exactly how things are supposed to work in our constitutional republic.

Where is homosexuality enshrined in the Constitution, eh?

Good question, rockribbedrushy. It isn't. In fact marriage is not enshrined in our Constitution. We now have an activist court who can spin legal decisions out of whole cloth. Laws governing marriage have always belonged to the states through powers granted them via the Constitution until yesterday. Not only does the Court not have the right to decide this issue, they have made a power grab from the States.

You're offensive. I've been with my partner for 23 years. Comparing that to unicorns and dogs is beyond the pale. You can disagree but your comment shows how full of ignorance you are. In the meantime, Imma bake me a cake!!

I think you are the ignorant one!

I totally understand how you can confuse two consenting adults with animals.

Thank you Food52! I'm celebrating with you!

If you think food is apolitical you have some reading to do. And if you can't tell the difference between humans and animals you need to go back to preschool.

Scott, thanks for opening your 23 year old closet door. I knew your rancor had to have a deeper meaning than some fairy purple cake or colors of a rainbow - lol

I'm headed that way, thank you God for Fox News!

Don't let the door hit you in the proverbial backside. Meanwhile, happy people are making cake!

That would be Faux News Bev!

Well, thank goodness you don't get to force your religion on the rest of us!
What a hateful God you must have. If you can't enjoy this day for your "many gay friends," you are not a good friend.

Political commentary? It's just common sense. How's the Middle Ages treating you?

You signed up for this site just to make that comment? T roll much? Whatever.

I can't speak for the folks in charge of Food52, but I figure it's their blog, they're providing to you for free, so who cares what you think belongs and doesn't belong? Don't like it? You can choose not to read it. Go somewhere else that's more to your liking.