Florist rejects AG’s offer, stands courageously on principle, and risks everything

www.dennyburk.com ^ | 2-20-15 | Denny Burk

[tioga]

Amen.

[CityCenter]

Washington State Constitution:

SECTION 11 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. Absolute freedom of conscience in all matters of religious sentiment, belief and worship, shall be guaranteed to every individual, and no one shall be molested or disturbed in person or property on account of religion; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with the peace and safety of the state. No public money or property shall be appropriated for or applied to any religious worship, exercise or instruction, or the support of any religious establishment: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That this article shall not be so construed as to forbid the employment by the state of a chaplain for such of the state custodial, correctional, and mental institutions, or by a county’s or public hospital district’s hospital, health care facility, or hospice, as in the discretion of the legislature may seem justified. No religious qualification shall be required for any public office or employment, nor shall any person be incompetent as a witness or juror, in consequence of his opinion on matters of religion, nor be questioned in any court of justice touching his religious belief to affect the weight of his testimony. [AMENDMENT 88, 1993 House Joint Resolution No. 4200, p 3062. Approved November 2, 1993.]

[SZonian]

"...they will not get what they want, most of all obeisance, subservience."

This, in a nutshell, is what I believe they desire the most. Not only acceptance/tolerance, but submission to their proclivity as well.

Diversity [spit!] demands it.

[tbw2]

The other atrocity is allowing both men, legally married, to sue as individuals, in addition to the state. In essence, triple jeopardy.

[left that other site]

The tragedy is that she worked with the plaintiffs for years and was never unkind to them. She considered them friends and good customers.

Then they do this to her.

I am finding myself in an evolving situation, as I am a musician, and Florida has recently legalized same sex unions. I have played for parties for some LBGT clients and I am afraid they might ask me to play at their ceremony.

I will HAVE to refuse.

I sold my rig(Keyboards, PA systems, mics, hardware, etc) on ebay and have retired, and since I am a penniless widow with no property, I guess I have an excuse.
I will have to trust that the Holy Spirit will give me the words to say if I am confronted.

God BLESS this Heroic Christian Woman!