Wow.
A justice department defending both religious freedom and freedom of speech.
Impressive.
Next thing you know, they may be defending freedom of association!
#Winning.
Trump is Making America FREE Again!!!!
This “it’s free speech defense” shouldn’t be necessary. The only reason it is necessary is that the idea of a “public accomodation” has been stretched beyond all reason. It used to mean places where there would be unsegregated bathrooms, water fountains, and bus seating. Now it means almost every transactional interaction, from men’s clubs to wedding cake slavery.
That’s the real wrong here. Using a free speech defense may be short term good for the defendant (so it has to be done), but its just more patch work on an already tattered quilt.
I admire people who will risk their lives (they are potentially facing Antifa terrorists), their fortunes, but (thank God) not their sacred honor to stand up for freedom.
I would more likely dodge that disgusting situation - avoid participating but not quite cross the line to where I could be prosecuted by the leftist thugs. “Oh, sure, I could photograph a ceremony on that date. My rate would be $38,850 for the day.” They would decline but not be able to claim that I’m discriminating against their mockery of a real wedding, not when I agreed to do it if we reached an agreement on price. I would not, of course, tell the perverts that my price breaks down to $850 for my labor plus $38,000 for tolerating their evil.