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Mich. Farmer Fights Back Against East Lansing for Violating His Religious Freedom
Washington Free Beacon ^ | 4/12/19 | Jeffrey Cimmino

Posted on 04/17/2019 6:29:10 PM PDT by marshmallow

'If you have a government that can go after somebody because they don’t agree with his beliefs, that is a problem for everybody'

A Michigan farmer is challenging city officials after he was banned from a farmer's market following a Facebook post in which he affirmed the Catholic Church's teachings on marriage.

Steve Tennes, who runs Country Mill Farms, is challenging the city of East Lansing and seeking a permanent order in federal court on Friday that would allow him to continue participating at the city's farmer's market, according to the Alliance Defending Freedom.

City officials targeted Tennes after seeing a Facebook post from 2016, in which he responded to a question about whether his family would use Country Mill Farms to host a same-sex wedding. Steve said they would not host a same-sex wedding because his family believes marriage is between one man and one woman, however he and his family always served everyone at their farm and at the market.

"Starting in August 2010, our family farm had taken our organic apples, peaches, and blueberries 22 miles away from our farm into the city of East Lansing where we had served everyone of all backgrounds for seven years," Tennes told the Washington Free Beacon, adding that the city had invited his family back every year as a "preferred vendor."

After seeing his post, a city council member denounced Tennes's Catholic beliefs in a public debate, calling them "ridiculous, horrible, [and] hateful things." The mayor of East Lansing claimed Tennes was translating his "Catholic view on marriage" into a business practice and was only doing it for money. Other city officials argued his views on marriage reflected those defending racism in the Jim Crow era.

(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...


TOPICS: Catholic; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: abortion; countrymillfarms; eastlansing; genderdysphoria; homosexualagenda; infanticide; medicareforall; michigan; obamacare; stevetennes

1 posted on 04/17/2019 6:29:10 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Sue the city for all past lost revenue, plus penalties.


2 posted on 04/17/2019 6:38:13 PM PDT by CondorFlight
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To: marshmallow; SunkenCiv

East Lansing is a hellhole. My husband has had to go there for training a few times and he showers as soon as he gets home.


3 posted on 04/17/2019 6:41:47 PM PDT by MarMema (breeding tauntauns in northern Michigan - soon to be for sale!)
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To: CondorFlight

This is religious discrimination, pure and simple. So much for the tolerant left.


4 posted on 04/17/2019 6:42:25 PM PDT by rcofdayton
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To: marshmallow

East Lansing, its leftwing, anti-Christian mayor and city council, should be sued jointly and severally for violating the first and fourteenth amendment rights of Steve Tennes.


5 posted on 04/17/2019 6:43:09 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: rcofdayton

The First Amendment means nothing to such so-called Americans.


6 posted on 04/17/2019 6:52:29 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: marshmallow
Not surprised that East Lansing has an active homofascist element in their city goverment.

They're going to lose this lawsuit, and I hope the farmer recovers damages + penalties.
7 posted on 04/17/2019 7:08:48 PM PDT by farming pharmer
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To: marshmallow

May God richly bless this man.


8 posted on 04/17/2019 7:46:48 PM PDT by Maudeen (JESUS . . .The United States of America's ONLY Hope)
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To: marshmallow
Other city officials argued his views on marriage reflected those defending racism in the Jim Crow era.

Mayor Pierre Buttgiggity would agree that it's like Jim Crow - in seven different languages, and many assorted "Giggitys!"...


9 posted on 04/17/2019 8:01:20 PM PDT by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: marshmallow

Did Facebook ban him too?


10 posted on 04/17/2019 8:10:04 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: marshmallow

Tick...Tock... We must be approaching within 30-seconds of 12:00 on the doomsday clock...


11 posted on 04/17/2019 9:24:26 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: marshmallow; Chode; Squantos; SkyDancer; Lockbox; OldMissileer; carriage_hill; Delta 21; All

Did I miss the part where The 1st Amendment no longer exists ?


12 posted on 04/17/2019 11:37:41 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: marshmallow

Those crying “Jim Crow” should be reminded that “Jim Crow” laws were a creation of Democrats.


13 posted on 04/18/2019 4:27:41 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: akalinin
Not surprised that East Lansing has an active homofascist element in their city goverment.

True of any community that is dominated by a large university.


14 posted on 04/18/2019 6:03:29 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: mabarker1

For the liberal left you’re no longer entitled to it, just they.


15 posted on 04/18/2019 6:10:37 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: marshmallow

I wonder if this farmer denies selling produce to open homos? Oh, he doesn’t?

So, what is the basis of the ban? Animus? Yes.


16 posted on 04/18/2019 7:30:47 AM PDT by fwdude (Think about it: Blacks were made slaves in Africa, but were made free men in America.)
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To: rcofdayton
"So much for the tolerant left."

"The Left" has never been tolerant of anything other then their own current "meme of the day".

17 posted on 04/18/2019 8:18:31 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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