article_snippet: Bakery owner Karen McArthur (pictured) said that as a Christian Karen McArthur does not support gay marriage and 'knew in Karen McArthur heart' Karen McArthur could not make a pro-gay marriage cake .
article_snippet: A Christian baker who refused to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan has said A Christian baker who refused to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan 'knew in A Christian baker who refused to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan heart' A Christian baker who refused to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan could not make the order.
article_snippet: Belfast-based Ashers Bakery refused to make a cake featuring an image of Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie below the motto 'Support Gay Marriage'.
article_snippet: Bakery owner Karen McArthur told Belfast's County Court: 'I knew in my heart that I could not put that message on a pro-gay marriage cake.'
article_snippet: Today Bakery owner Karen McArthur told Belfast's County Court: 'The problem was with the message on a pro-gay marriage cake because, as a Christian, I do not support gay marriage.'
article_snippet: Co-owner Colin McArthur said they talked about how they could 'stand before God' by making a cake promoting gay marriage.
article_snippet: Co-owner Colin McArthur said: 'The reason for the decision to decline the order was that, as Christians, we just did not feel that putting the message on a cake - gay marriage is clearly in contradiction of the Bible. '
highlights_snippet: The owner of a Christian bakery refused to make a pro-gay marriage cake .
  
highlights_snippet: Gay rights activist Gareth Lee's order for Bert and Ernie cake was declined .
  