COMMENT: Should freedom of religious expression be given a free pass when it comes to New Zealand's Bill of Rights?
A same-sex couple is upset because their request for a wedding cake has been refused by a baker in Warkworth.
The owner of the cake store declined their request in an email saying "I do not wish to offend either of you and I thank you for letting me know that it is a same-sex wedding.
"Even though, as individuals you are both fabulous and amazing people, I must follow the integrity of my heart and beliefs. Our government has legalised same-sex marriages, but it is not my belief that it is correct, therefore I will not support it and cannot make your wedding cake for you."
The baker's views are discriminatory and yes outdated. She could have prevented the vicious online backlash by just saying she was fully booked, but she didn't.