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Judge authorizes 'personal ruin' for Christian florist
WND ^ | 2/18/2015 | Bob Unruh

Posted on 02/18/2015 7:16:37 PM PST by Maudeen

Says state, same-sex couple can demand home, savings as damages

A judge in Washington on Wednesday authorized the “personal ruin” of a florist whose Christian faith prevented her from promoting a same-sex wedding and who was sued by both the state and the homosexual couple.

Officials with the Alliance Defending Freedom confirmed that Benton County Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom granted a summary judgment in the case against Barronelle Stutzman, so the case won’t proceed to trial now. It had been scheduled for March 23.

It was Ekstrom who said last month that Stutzman personally was liable for the claims against her, placing both her business assets and her home and personal savings at risk.

The judge ordered that the state and the homosexual plaintiffs, each of whom filed lawsuits, could collect damages and attorneys’ fees from Stutzman.

“The message of these rulings is unmistakable: The government will bring about your personal and professional ruin if you don’t help celebrate same-sex marriage,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kristen Waggoner.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


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KEYWORDS: christian; homosexualagenda; ssm; washington
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To: Maudeen

lets wait til the dust settles.....let these creeps enjoy their ill gained rewards against a good woman loved by her clientele....let them choke on their gains...


101 posted on 02/18/2015 10:08:13 PM PST by cherry
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To: steve86

they can vote him out but then our leftist governor will simply put him on a higher court...hell, maybe he’ll end up on the SC


102 posted on 02/18/2015 10:10:05 PM PST by cherry
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To: lavaroise

I say let them go after her....take every penny...then lets make this a big media blowup...Hannity, Levin,etc should pull out their entire media arsenals to display the evilness shown here...


103 posted on 02/18/2015 10:11:31 PM PST by cherry
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To: sten

he will NOT be on my donate to list.....whoever runs against him might...


104 posted on 02/18/2015 10:14:02 PM PST by cherry
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To: TYVets

Huge, unapologetic liberal, and an absolute idiot on top of it all. During the election literally every single newspaper in the State endorsed his opponent, except the one in Olympia.

That’s right, even the Seattle Times wouldn’t endorse him.

WA state, being the bluest of all the blue states, ignored even the advice of fellow travelers and elected him.


105 posted on 02/18/2015 10:15:23 PM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: RinaseaofDs
I live in the state.....you have a stranglehold in Seattle...downtown Seattle...the LAST precinct to report in all elections ..why, I don't know but there's a reason...you know you gots to know how many votes to destroy/create/throw in the Sound...

Boeing and Amazon and Microsoft are all big employees....unions at least at Boeing...and even though these guys have fantastic wages, they want insurance to keep getting it....vote rat....they'll tax everybody else to help you out...

also, the governors of this state and their rat underlings always always give Boeing huge tax advantages.....and they give the indian casninos the best of everything....

it pays off in contributions and votes...

108 posted on 02/18/2015 10:22:32 PM PST by cherry
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To: cherry

indeed, will the liberals start a war if we let them?


109 posted on 02/18/2015 10:28:05 PM PST by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall no)
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To: Impy; Yehuda; Maudeen; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; BillyBoy; AuH2ORepublican; stephenjohnbanker; ...
OK, I came up this one just a few minutes ago,
Post this in your store and treat them for business just like you do everyone else:

 photo homo demot_zpsj3w1sioc.jpg

I should get paid for this :)

110 posted on 02/18/2015 10:35:32 PM PST by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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To: Maudeen
A professional arrangement with poison oak and ivy would have fit the bill perfectly. Might even throw in a carnation.

After all, it is artistic license, no?

111 posted on 02/18/2015 10:53:44 PM PST by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: Maudeen

This is what happens when govt seizes control of everything. You lose your freedom. We have to transform the govt.


112 posted on 02/18/2015 11:40:34 PM PST by Carry me back
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To: GingisK

I’d prefer homosexual faggots and communists be stopped from destroying this nation.

I really don’t care how it’s done, as long as it’s done effectively.


113 posted on 02/19/2015 12:41:50 AM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA)
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To: Maudeen

This crap began with the Civil Rights Acts many Freepers love to crow some GOP voted for

No discrimination


114 posted on 02/19/2015 12:48:01 AM PST by wardaddy (Dems hate western civilization and GOP are cowards...We are headed to a dark place)
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To: Maudeen

The level of evil in Judge Alex Ekstrom and in the two homosexuals who filed this meritless lawsuit is staggering. These people disgust me.


115 posted on 02/19/2015 1:59:04 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Maudeen
“The message of these rulings is unmistakable:... The government will bring about your personal and professional ruin if you don’t help celebrate same-sex marriage,”.... said ADF Senior Counsel Kristen Waggoner.

It's called economic warfare....you go against what they desire they will take you out not as the mafia did in the street...but via your very livelihood. Obama's been doing this throughout the EU and other countries to get them to bend to his will.

116 posted on 02/19/2015 2:04:37 AM PST by caww
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To: Fred Hayek
I just turned away a job opportunity in Washington State. No way I will move there.

Smart call. I lived in WA from 1992-2014. After the 2012 election in which WA voters approved sodomy and drug addiction, I made the decision to leave. Those two initiatives tell you all you need to know about WA's immorality. Also, rats consolidated power several years ago with all mail voting, a tactic more recently rammed through by CO rats. WA is lost. As soon as one its major employers leaves, it will become an economic hellhole in addition to the moral hellhole it already is.

117 posted on 02/19/2015 2:23:58 AM PST by matt1234 (2015-2016 America's enemies sense obama's weakness and strike)
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts

That’s absolutely horse honkey. The law protects everyone, or it protects no one. This isn’t a one way street.


118 posted on 02/19/2015 3:14:45 AM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Star Traveler

Just because it is like that in America, does not mean it is like that in other parts of the world. In fact.......


119 posted on 02/19/2015 3:16:56 AM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: daisy12

No. A small minority has hi-jacked our nation through “victimization” and “tolerance”, but not one real American is willing to bruise their knuckles to knock evil to its knees.


120 posted on 02/19/2015 3:22:31 AM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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