One of Star Trek's Own Makes Public Statement of Support for Christian Bakers in Ireland

Thaddeus Baklinski : Jun 8, 2015
LifeSiteNews.com

"I would support their rights to say no, this is personally offensive to my beliefs, I will not do it."

Patrick Stewart, also known as Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard, has publicly come out in support of beleaguered Ashers Bakery, saying the Christian bakers in Northern Ireland have every right to refuse to ice cakes with wording they deem offensive.

Speaking on the BBC's flagship daily news and current affairs program Newsnight, Stewart said, "Finally, I found myself on the side of the bakers."

Last month, a Belfast County Court judge issued a precedent-setting ruling when she found the Christian-owned family bakery guilty of "direct discrimination" for refusing to bake a cake supporting same-sex “marriage.”

Ashers Bakery had been asked to ice a cake with the slogan “Support Gay Marriage,” along with the logo of the homosexual pressure group QueerSpace, and a picture of Sesame Street puppet characters Bert and Ernie.

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