![At the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington. oral arguments were heard in a free speech case rooted in the religious convictions of the plaintiff. (Pixabay)](https://wordandway.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/us-supreme-court-building-2225766_640.jpg)
Wedding cakes and same-sex marriages are back before the Supreme Court, and this time the justices are being asked to rule broadly that the 1st Amendment’s protection of the “free exercise” of religion shields conservative Christians from state civil rights laws.