Posted on 02/01/2020 8:15:49 AM PST by Kaslin
We think we know the story: florist Barronelle Stutzman declined a request to design the floral artwork for a gay so-called wedding. Her position, grounded on the First Amendment, landed her in hot water with the Washington State Supreme Court. She appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which remanded the case back to Washington. The state Supreme Court sustained the ruling that Stutzman broke the law. The unfortunate game of hot potato between the courts has left Stutzman no option but to re-appeal to the highest court in the land, as she contends that no creative professional should be required or coerced to create art that violates his core convictions. The broader principle at stake is whether the courts can coerce creative expression under the guise of protecting LGBT civil rights.
The media have mischaracterized Stutzman as a bigot, but in reality, she is fighting for the freedom of creative expression for everyone. In a USA Today op-ed piece published in October, she exposes the ruling for what it really is: an attack on creativity. People may not think of florists as artists, but Stutzman reflects on her creative process: "I discuss with the bride and groom their wedding plans and get to know their relationship and personalities; I spend weeks creating dozens of custom floral designs that include not just flowers but also fabrics, pictures and other objects; I bring those designs to the ceremony."
She points out the philosophical irony of strong-arming politically correct creative expression. She asks, "Why would people want to force me to celebrate a wedding that violates my faith? Wouldn't they want someone able to devote themselves to it?
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
“Why would people want to force me to celebrate a wedding that violates my faith? Wouldn’t they want someone able to devote themselves to it?”
Because the homofascists want to stamp out any expression of disapproval of homosexuality.
But google, Apple, Facebook and twitter can ban whomever they want.
No one should have to participate in any way in something they believe to be immoral. And it doesn’t have to be based on Religion. We have a conscience and the ability to be logical and the government does NOT have the right to tell you how to think.
Certain behavior is now a protected right, I suppose.
Lawyers turn down clients
Ad agencies turn down clients
Musicians submit ‘cease and desist’ denial of service letters to Republicans, and that doesn’t even require active participation.
Networks refuse ad buys.
Whole lot of discrimination against clients is permissible.
Homofascists aren’t seeking equality, they seek supremacy.
They want quotaed seats on the board, CEO positions, chairs in academia. They have far more representation in news media than general population.
People are being forced to reject biblical teachings and bow to the homofascists.
“No one should have to participate in any way . . .”
Kind of sums up the notion of “Freedom of Conscience”.
Find an LGBTQ+XYZ123 friendly “Floral Designer”.
I’m sure there’s gotta be loads of ‘em.
Can’t compel me to work for you. That’s Slavery.
Even Military Draftees have an out.
It’s simple. My services are an extension of my values, and I do not perform work that violates them.
If the “gay” persons had asked Stutzman to make any general kind of flower arrangement should would have had no problem. Her services are open to anyone. But the specific service they asked for is not a service that Stutzman does, because it violates her beliefs.
Democrats are evil scum.
Because it is really about legislating from the bench. They want to make "gay" a protected class such as race, national origin, etc.
Upon gaining the new "gay rights", they will start to attack churches and religious schools: mandatory drag queens in kindergartens, Preachers sporting mustaches and dresses, etc.
“...so that even their women turned against God’s natural plan for them and indulged in sex sin with each other.
And the men, instead of having normal sex relationships with women, burned with lust for each other, men doing shameful things with other men and, as a result, getting paid within their own souls with the penalty they so richly deserved.”
(New Testament, Romans 1:26,27)
She asks, “Why would people want to force me to celebrate a wedding that violates my faith?
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Because at the heart of it, they hate you and your faith and want to show their “superiority” to you by putting a boot on your neck.
I think she is on to something here. She should set a policy of charging her fee with at least 1/2 up front. Then, she could deliver a faded rose stuck in a pile of human excrement. At that point, her legal defense can then fall on her ‘inspriation’.
After all, if “Christ in Piss” serves as “art”.....
I would have designed something with dead flowers and charged them double...
‘We have a conscience and the ability to be logical and the government does NOT have the right to tell you how to think.’
governments have been conditioning thought and its attendant behavior since governments have been around...but libertarians (small l) are the bad guys...
A target rich environment.
“Liberty Counsel: New VA LGBTQ Bill Would Mean Baptist Schools Can’t Fire Cross-Dressing Teachers”
“In states and local communities across the nation, laws similar to the proposals advancing in Virginia have empowered the government to force people who willingly serve everyone to promote messages and participate in events that violate their faith or convictions.”
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3812559/posts
[[No one should have to participate in any way in something they believe to be immoral.]]
See my previous post- states are going to force people to participate- and force even religious churches to include gay people and trannies- etc-
Just for fun, ask a "liberal" if a fashion designer should be required by law to design a dress for Mrs. Trump.
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