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.
sue the entire city council, judges , Mayor and democrat party members!!
Instead of rice throw hand grenades
IDIOTS
If GOD burned. Two cities with fire due to.Their Gay lifestyle. And the bible condemns $#%&!@*sexuality.
Then.Why do Gay people want to go to Gods house , a Church, and be involved with a religious ceremony. Marriage is a religious ceremony binding a man and a women in holy matramony. In the eyes of GOD with his blessings. Can Gays say that ? No . As the bible condemns the acts of sodomites. The true descriptor of Their acts. Gay means happy or of good spirits..leftists Hi jacked the term.GAY .in an attempt to mainstream and make acceptable a perverse activity by member of the same sex with procreation the chief consideration of marriage unable to be a factor as two people of the same gender cannot create new life.
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Hard to believe this could happen in Idaho.
No more land of the free
leave the pastors alone
That is just wtong . $#%&!@*sexuality is a sin , it will always be a sin ! Stop infringeing on religious beliefs.
Real marriage will always be 1 man and 1 woman ! $#%&!@*sexuals should call theres something else , and should not be able to force , but find someone willing to cater to $#%&!@*sexuals !
what happened to freedom of religion………..am sure they could find a church somewhere that would perform their vows………..they won’t because then they wouldn’t be able to shove their beliefs down everyone elses throats………..only if things go their way can it be so.