Posted on 01/09/2022 5:48:50 PM PST by marshmallow
An Upstate New York wedding photographer has lost her bid to refuse service to same-sex couples after a federal judge dismissed with prejudice her lawsuit against the state.
Emilee Carpenter, a photographer and blogger based in the Southern Tier, sued the state in April, alleging that the state’s human rights law violated her First Amendment rights to free speech, free association, and free religious expression. She also said the law violated the establishment clause and her right to due process.
Carpenter named New York Attorney General Letitia James and Interim Human Rights Commissioner Jonathan Smith as defendants.
Carpenter said that the law violates her First Amendment right to freely exercise her religion because she uses her wedding photography business to exercise and express her religious beliefs about marriage.
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Well, I didn’t ask about your concern as a customer, but about the propriety of the business owner to bar people on the basis of his or their personal beliefs.
But in an effort to address what seems to be your point, I guess in your world racist White people who run restaurants should be allowed to bar Black people, and vice versa...?
Well, I didn’t ask about your concern as a customer, but about the propriety of the business owner to bar people on the basis of his or their personal beliefs.
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No. You asked whether it should be allowed. Whether something is allowed or appropriate are different things.
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White people who run restaurants should be allowed to bar Black people, and vice versa...?
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Yes
So memorializing a religious event isn’t participating it it?
You have to be free to take what commissions you like and refuse ones you do not or you are a slave.
Because a slave may not say no.
I mean ‘allowed’ and ‘appropriate’ in terms of the Law.
We have laws against discrimination on the basis of race/skin color, religion, etc.
You just lie back and enjoy it.
No.
It is not complicated.
Do you think a restaurant or delicatessen run by, say, a devout Jewish or fundamentalist Christian family, should be allowed to deny service to a Muslim who walks through the door?
A restaurant no, a caterer yes. And if the mohammedan asked to celebrate their gorge-fest in a special party back room they can say no.
Sales, you are selling off the shelve product.
Commissions, you become the employee of the person you accept the commission from.
While we have decided that "sales" must be available to all you still can not be forced to take a job against your will.
That is called slavery.
And I thought we decided that was wrong.
The photographer took the wrong legal approach to claim taking photos of those she disliked violated her civil rights. She should have alleged that there were other photographers in the market place that were available and thus the customer had choice. I wonder if this so-called photographer is a plant or shill for gay rights groups? It is silly to be forced to serve all customers. Restaurants have the right to refuse service to anyone. This case smells.
Gays habitually want attention so they do purposely seek out Christian stores to gain a case. Like those in England who throw themselves across the hood of an on coming car so they can make an Insurance claim.
“I used to believe gays have a right to do whatever it is they do, as long it is behind closed doors.
.... until my wife left me for another”
All homosexuality is demonic. All perversion (including premarital sex, affairs, porn) is demonic.
I’m sorry that happened to you
Sounds painful.
“Gays habitually want attention ... “
True words
U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. ... 0bama appointee. I wonder if any Republicans voted against this commie.
First cakes, now this. It never ends.
The gaystapo goes after all that oppose their queer and unnatural ways. Law is supposed to protect us. Glad it was stopped this time.
Crap. Read that wrong. The gaystapo is getting away with in, it violation of natural law.
Disgusting!
Can you provide more info?
Oy vey. :(
Demonicrat part and parcel.
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