McDonough Cake Wars

A story active in local news, (3) workers at a McDonough, Georgia Walmart refused to decorate a cake for a retiring policeman. They claimed that the proposed concept which was to include a black background with white lettering and a blue stripe was something they could not in good conscience, produce.
The daughter of the retiring policeman said...

“The baker told me the blue line cake was racist” 

When Walmart's management heard of the refusal, they tried to make it right, but apparently did not make the bakers do the job because the end result was pretty sorry looking.
I agree with Todd Starnes, the employees who refused to decorate the cake should be fired. Yes they have the right to assert themselves, they should also be vulnerable to the repercussions of doing so while being paid to perform the advertised personal service.
How in the world did so many people develop this skill of turning innocent gestures into personal injuries?