Coeur d‘Alene, Idaho has created an ordinance that forces pastors to marry gays or go to jail and get fined.
This follows the legal battle in the same town with ministers Donald and Evelyn Knapp, who refused to marry a gay couple last year and now face a $1000 per day fine and up to 180 days in jail.
With this the government has decided that religious freedom is subservient to the sexual preference of others.
A federal judge recently ruled that the state’s ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional, while the city of Coeur d‘Alene has an ordinance that prevents discrimination based on sexual preference.
The Supreme Court’s recent refusal to take on gay rights’ appeals from five states has opened the doors for same-sex marriages to go forth.
The Knapps were just asked by a gay couple to perform their wedding ceremony, The Daily Caller reported.
“On Friday, a same-sex couple asked to be married by the Knapps, and the Knapps politely declined,” The Daily Signal reported. “The Knapps now face a 180-day jail term and a $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding.”
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a suit in federal court to stop the city from enforcing the fine and jail sentence, saying in a statement from senior legal counsel Jeremy Tedesco that the government has overstepped its bounds, The Daily Caller reported.
“Many have denied that pastors would ever be forced to perform ceremonies that are completely at odds with their faith, but that’s what is happening here — and it’s happened this quickly,” Mr. Tedersco said, The Daily Caller reported.
But the city sees it differently. As far back as May, city officials were insisting that their ordinance is indeed in line with law.
“If you turn away a gay couple, refuse to provide services for them, then in theory you violated our code, and you’re looking at a potential misdemeanor citation,” said Coeur d‘Alene City Attorney Warren Wilson, to KXLY months ago.
Then move to an area where they can find the cons$#%&!@*ution still adhered to or sue that community for violating your cons$#%&!@*utional rights!!!
Idaho city the next Idaho ghost town
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Why can’t gays go to a justice of the peace???? Remember they wanted to get married because of love. Taking away Religious freedoms form people are wrong and they know it, that’s why they do it. It’s not about love it’s about pushing the gay agenda down the American people’s throats. They think if they keep it up people will except it. Sorry wrong is wrong. Nature has it right. In order for mankind to survive and not become extinct procreation must occur. Male= male no procreation extinction. Female= female no procreation extinction. Male= female procreation viable NO ectinction
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No it doesn’t .religious beleifs our your rite not there to make laws about check to see how many of those officals a islam muslims. do it.
people buy guns and keep them locked and loaded u will need them as islam must be there.tell them to get out. now or
That’s not correct state and church are to be separate.
Refuse to comply!
That’s totally wrong to force them to marry gay if they don’t believe in it in there religious beliefs . There are other places they can get married . Who wants someone to preform your vows if they don’t want to want a way to start a marriage. But u always have that few who have to prove a point.