Jack Phillips

Hi Leroy,

Seven years ago, Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips won a resounding U.S. Supreme Court victory for religious freedom.

Jack won after our team appealed a state court ruling against him to our nation’s highest court.

The Colorado Civil Rights Commission had found Jack guilty of violating the state’s anti-discrimination law for politely declining to create a wedding cake celebrating a same-sex marriage. Jack could not violate his religious beliefs about marriage.

In a 7-2 ruling, the Court found that the government was wrong to punish Jack for peacefully living out his beliefs in the marketplace.

Government hostility toward people of faith has no place in a free society. None.

Leroy, on the heels of the anniversary of his Supreme Court victory, would you help us do something special for Jack? We want to surprise him with some notes of encouragement and thank him for leaving a legacy for religious freedom that all Americans will enjoy. Click here to add yours now—we know he will be extremely encouraged.

This was a huge decision for religious freedom. But, as you know, Jack’s story didn’t end there.

Jack was dragged through court for six more years through two additional lawsuits by activists and the state of Colorado.

Finally, this past October, the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed the most recent lawsuit brought against Jack.

This ended a 12-year campaign of harassment against Jack and his family. He went through so many ups and downs. But, through it all, he was a model of what faith on trial truly looks like. 

As one of the attorneys who had the honor of defending Jack, I can attest that Jack never wavered, cowered, or doubted God—despite the attacks on his character and even the threats against his family.

Jack has said that the night when he started getting hateful calls and death threats was the darkest of the entire journey. But when he walked into the grocery store that night, the Lord placed 2 Timothy 1:7 on his heart: “God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and a sound mind.”

“I realized that this was His battle, not mine,” Jack says.

I pray we can all emulate Jack in this way. Leroy, I hope you will send Jack a short note of encouragement and thanks today.

I know that Jack will appreciate hearing from you.

Grateful for you,

Jim Campbell
Chief Legal Counsel
Alliance Defending Freedom

P.S. I’m so thankful that you and other ADF Ministry Friends helped sustain Jack during his 12 years of legal battles. Because of Jack and the brave clients who came after him, religious freedom and free speech have a more secure future than they did in 2018. Please take a moment to send him a note of thanks today.