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 $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding.”
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a suit in federal court to stop the city from enforcing the fine and jail sentence, saying in a statement from senior legal counsel Jeremy Tedesco that the government has overstepped its bounds, The Daily Caller reported.
“Many have denied that pastors would ever be forced to perform ceremonies that are completely at odds with their faith, but that’s what is happening here — and it’s happened this quickly,” Mr. Tedersco said, The Daily Caller reported.
But the city sees it differently. As far back as May, city officials were insisting that their ordinance is indeed in line with law.
“If you turn away a gay couple, refuse to provide services for them, then in theory you violated our code, and you’re looking at a potential misdemeanor citation,” said Coeur d‘Alene City Attorney Warren Wilson, to KXLY months ago.
IMO such laws come under civil rights code. The federal government enforces uncons$#%&!@*utional civil rights laws on the States and on all citizens. The SC gave Congress the power to enact civil rights laws contrary to the Original Cons$#%&!@*ution that delegates no power to the federal government regarding Citizens, Freedom, and Right. That SC decision was based not on the Cons$#%&!@*ution but on the “need of society”.
U.S. Government usurpation (corruption) “continues” only with the complicity of the House in Congress; House corruption “continues” only with the complicity of citizen Voters.
Article I, Section 2, Clause 1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States,
U.S. Citizens can’t carry the baggage of religion, or allow the baggage of religion to be carried, into government and expect to keep religious freedom, or any other freedom. The U.S. government is not a religious, nor a charity, en$#%&!@*y.
“The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.” – James Madison
Move out of Idaho city.
Citizen Voters get what the vote for in electing 435 Representative to the House in Congress every two years.
Welcome to “Progressive” America where Satan has no problem finding sheep to do his dirty work.
The floodgates were opened with the legalization of same sex “marriage”!
Obstruction of Religious Freedom
We, ladies and gentlemen are the angels that stand in front of our troops. It seems we can no longer rely on our government to protect those who lay their lives on a wire every day to insure our freedoms. This is a movement, a signature of gra$#%&!@*ude. As an american populace we can protect our troops as they protect us. Following the shooting in chattanooga tennessee. I told myself I’d. we, can do something about this.. and we will, we can!
Stand guard at you’re local recruiting centers and let them know you care. This is America. Home of the free, home of the brave. This is what being an American is all about. Love of God And Country!
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This story won’t get any more true no matter how many times you post it. The pastors were operating a FOR PROFIT Chapel just like one in Vegas. And up until this incident that offered Civil Union Ceremonies…as long as you PAID just like everyone else. Idaho ruled that since they were profit and NOT a religious ins$#%&!@*ution that they could not legally discriminate. The ruling has sense been overturned. But don’t let facts get in the way of you freaking out and blaming it on muslims.