At 70 she should have sold her business and retired rather than lose her way of surviving in retirement.
Rather than break the anti- discrimination laws I would have served the gays like everyone else, and posted this in my store.
This crap has to stop.
In the America where I was born —70 years ago— these vermin would be planted in a cold moist forest floor before a court ruling could be twisted in their favor, as a message that the taboo structure of America is more valuable than their degenerate behavior. Sadly, that taboo structure has been aborted by the sexual filth who demand much more than equality. This is a democrap party gift to the soon to be dead and buried America.
The state-sponsored terrorist cowards like attacking women, children and babies, but fear armed men.
Stutzman’s comments in the article:
On Friday, in response to a settlement offer relayed through a news release from Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Stutzman was blunt.
She told Ferguson in a letter posted online: “Your offer reveals that you don’t really understand me or what this conflict is all about. It’s about freedom, not money. I certainly don’t relish the idea of losing my business, my home, and everything else that your lawsuit threatens to take from my family, but my freedom to honor God in doing what I do best is more important.”
She continued: “Washington’s constitution guarantees us ‘freedom of conscience in all matters of religious sentiment.’ I cannot sell that precious freedom. You are asking me to walk in the way of a well-known betrayer, one who sold something of infinite worth for 30 pieces of silver.
“That is something I will not do.”
“I pray that you reconsider your position,” Stutzman told Ferguson. “I kindly served [plaintiff Rob Ingersoll] for nearly a decade and would gladly continue to do so. I truly want the best for my friend. I’ve also employed and served many members of the LGBT community, and I will continue to do so regardless of what happens with this case.
“You chose to attack my faith and pursue this not simply as a matter of law, but to threaten my very means of working, eating and having a home. If you are serious about clarifying the law, then I urge you to drop your claims against my home, business and other assets and pursue the legal claims through the appeal process.”
She wrote: “Since 2012, same-sex couples all over the state have been free to act on their beliefs about marriage, but because I follow the Bible’s teaching that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, I am no longer free to act on my beliefs.”
Stutzman said: “America would be a better place if citizens respected each others’ differences and the government still protected the freedom to have those differences. Instead, the government is coming after me and everything I have just because I won’t live my life the way the state says I should. I just want the freedom to live and work faithfully and according to what God says about marriage without fear of punishment. Others have the freedom to say or not say what they want to about marriage, and that’s all I’m asking for as well.”
I watched the video at the link and something Barronelle Stutzman said made me think of an argument that we should be making. She pointed out that Marriage is a picture of God and the church which is why she couldn’t participate in a gay marriage. I think that we need to point out that marriage is a christian sacrament like baptism or communion. And so to force a Christian to participate in a gay marriage (which mocks the Christian sacrament of marriage) is no different than to force a Christian to participate in a satanic black mass which mocks the sacrament of communion. Thus it is clearly a violation of religious freedom.
At 70 she should have sold her business and retired rather than lose her way of surviving in retirement.
Rather than break the anti- discrimination laws I would have served the gays like everyone else, and posted this in my store.
Don’t know if law has correlations like psychology but wouldn’t the Hobby Lobby abortion/abortion drug ruling be based on the same principle as this?
So true, she makes the majority of ministers look cowardly for the most part.
Name. List.
I’m glad I knew America when it was till sane and healthy. This so-called ‘progressivism’ is cancer of a nation and it is metastasizing. Will America survive it? What measures can stop it?
God will provide for her.
+1
A florist turns down a contract to furnish flowers for a wedding.
How in hell does that equal “personal injury” to the couple wanting to marry?
What did they suffer, that would justify this idiot judge saying they could take her business, home and personal wealth?
All the couple had to do is go to another florist.
This is the dear lady they are suing because she gave them a referral to another florist. Rather than go against her beliefs to provide flowers for their wedding...as if they didn't have other options......I think gays will now look for Christian businesses so they can sue...and then ask for a settlement rather than go to trial etc...they are scavengers!
Suddenly consciencious objectors do not exist... But wait, she was not even enlisted in the State militia!
May Almighty God smite and destroy utterly those who are trying to harm her, and those who make the earthly laws that enable that.