Posted on 08/23/2013 6:48:09 AM PDT by markomalley
A commercial photography business owned by opponents of same-sex marriage violated New Mexico's anti-discrimination law by refusing to take pictures of a gay couple's commitment ceremony, the state's highest court ruled unanimously Thursday.
Elaine Huguenin, who owns Elane Photography with her husband and is the business's principal photographer, refused to photograph the ceremony because it violated her religious beliefs.
The court held that "a commercial photography business that offers its services to the public, thereby increasing its visibility to potential clients" is bound by the New Mexico Human Rights Act "and must serve same-sex couples on the same basis that it serves opposite-sex couples."
"Therefore, when Elane Photography refused to photograph a same-sex commitment ceremony," the court concluded, the photographer "violated the NMHRA in the same way as if it had refused to photograph a wedding between people of different races."
The court rejected arguments that the anti-discrimination law violated the photographer's right to free speech and the free exercise of religious beliefs.
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That is where the deck is stacked. What private citizen has the resources for such a fight? The queers have deep pockets from the likes of Soros, Hollywood, and other queer lovers.
Apparently, it is now the supreme law of the land. Our federal and state constitutions were so old-school anyway...
If two men holding hands ask you to take a picture of their nuptials you know.
To heck with that. Find a muslime caterer and ask them to make BBQ pork ribs and pork sausage. Bet the court won't touch that issue.
I hope they appeal but it’s an expensive process and there are not enough constitutional lawyers able to take.
Yes, the judiciary is now the super legislature. The upper, upper house.
Most assuredly is.... if the state can tell you who you must serve or if people can smoke in your establishment it can find a way to tell you anything it pleases....and it will!!!!
Life on earth is the only heaven these arrogant perv’s will ever experience. Enjoy it while it lasts because the kingdom of heaven will refuse them entry and no leftist hack judge can overrule it either.
Life on earth is the only heaven these arrogant perv’s will ever experience. Enjoy it while it lasts because the kingdom of heaven will refuse them entry and no leftist hack judge can overrule it either.
For those of you from Rio Linda, nuptials is not a naughty body part.
Because that is what they are telling me, if two men walked into my store not holding hands I would not know.
Solution: “Yes, this photography studio would be happy to serve you... er, unfortunately, none of the photographers we have on staff want to work for you, and there’s a law in this state that says we are not permitted to compel them to do so.”
That's what I was thinking. Then, when the word gets out to the Rainbow crowd about the lousy photos and service, the photographer won't be bothered by that crowd anymore.
Yep, we’ve not had the right to freedom of association for over a half century.
No, homosexuality trumps everything.
same to the state
anyone that thinks they can force me to perform work is highly delusional
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