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 $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding.”
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a suit in federal court to stop the city from enforcing the fine and jail sentence, saying in a statement from senior legal counsel Jeremy Tedesco that the government has overstepped its bounds, The Daily Caller reported.
“Many have denied that pastors would ever be forced to perform ceremonies that are completely at odds with their faith, but that’s what is happening here — and it’s happened this quickly,” Mr. Tedersco said, The Daily Caller reported.
But the city sees it differently. As far back as May, city officials were insisting that their ordinance is indeed in line with law.
“If you turn away a gay couple, refuse to provide services for them, then in theory you violated our code, and you’re looking at a potential misdemeanor citation,” said Coeur d‘Alene City Attorney Warren Wilson, to KXLY months ago.
just charge them a unbelievable fee that they cant afford 100,000 to be married ur not members of the church we have to charge u this fee they will ga to a magistrat
Never
Why force people, justice of the peace!
I would tell them no and see you in court
Really demonstrates the City’s belief in due process, the Cons$#%&!@*ution and general fairness. Gives rise to thy Hanging Tree of the old days (1800’s).
The City just violated the bill of rights AND THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
$#%&!@* THEM.
This is suppose to be America,The $#%&!@*s are trying to force us all to be $#%&!@*s, What is going on
Sorry I don’t do marriages any more.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to be clear-sighted, courageous, patriotic, and even self-sacrificing. “Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense”. Winston Churchill.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to do the very best you know how, the very best you can, and mean to keep doing so until the end because nine justices swearing they made the right decision make no difference when swearing to ten angels. The time is always right to do what is right”. Martin Luther King.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to be courteous to your creditors (American tax payers) because crisis can be utilized to insite danger and fear or represent opportunity to correct cause of crisis. Greed only exacerbates and accellerates destruction of corporations, healthcare ins$#%&!@*utions, insurance companies, government enforcement agencies, Despots agenda’s.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE for Americans to reject something they did not aim to get and what they did not want. Ruled by force into slavery is not an objective that Americans accept. Rule by God or man is an individuals choice that does not require argument or governments permission.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to recognize two kinds of people. Those who do the work and those who take the credit. Nonrecognition provision made by the second group (Government despots) have resulted in quite frivolous and illegal compe$#%&!@*ion that has intentionally eroded the first group.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to stop joining into the rhetoric of left and right divisions created by those with alterior motives to retain power and distract citizens from the CAUSE and creators of division.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to recognize that government opportunity often goes UNRECOGNIZED because it often looks like work. Busy work of writing laws evades enforcement duties. Government ignorance has proven that the only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Government can claim success comes before failure in the dictionary as well but such claims do not make it so.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to recognize that government fears have replaced courage by punishing those that have courage. It’s not impossible to share and celebrate courage rather than suppressing because NOTHING will be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome. (Corrupt Judicial System- making wrongs into rights and rights into wrongs in fear rather than applying courage in fundamental cons$#%&!@*utional laws)
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to use common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. Common sense is recognizing that the Cons$#%&!@*ution was a method to implement common sense. Frank admissions of failures to use common sense in violation of the Cons$#%&!@*ution are POSSIBLE. It’s not impossible to correct errors instead of falsely denying failures.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE for a truly wise person to be colorblind. Government has become the pessimistic red stoplight as intended to oppress the m$#%&!@*es. Government can become the the green light optomist everywhere by truly honoring, recognizing, and implementing the Cons$#%&!@*ution or common sense by ACTIONS rather than words.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE for human beings to change their life by changing their at$#%&!@*ude of MIND. Government can change the current mindset to one where citizens are not the enemy. It is possible to change at$#%&!@*ude from might makes right to a more common sense approach that right makes might.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to believe that a committed citizen can change the world. (Rosa Parks- Edward Snowden). Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. If you find it in the mirror that you sincerely help yourself by helping others, your compensations in life will have been successful.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to give time to the improvement of oneself in order to improve courage without fear to benefit society. Soldiers do it daily to protect the U.S. and it’s citizens. It’s not impossible for courts (including U.S. Supreme Court) to put cons$#%&!@*utional laws before oppinionated pre-judgements. Telling the TRUTH becomes a part of the past…. whereas telling lies becomes part of the future. Destroying fundamental and rational natural laws has severe consequences on society.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE to take time to look around and recognize that it is too short a day to be selfish. John Han$#%&!@*, George Washington, and many other rich and influential Americans wagered their all in the forefront of the fight for liberty, spitting in the eye of the entire British Empire. It’s not impossible to spit in the eye of an abusive government officials unwilling to change criminal behavior towards it’s citizens.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE for citizens to overcome evil. It’s not impossible to overcome despots overweening egotism at the expense of everything and everyone else. Claimed lofty ideals of democracy with fanaticism and inhumanity of Obama turning U.S. into a police state, sending “enemies of the nation” to a government with absolute intolerance of dissent and opposition to cons$#%&!@*utional violations without benefit of a public trial while sending $#%&!@*sexuals, gays, communists, bureaucrats and elitists into public spotlight to show how evil the U.S. is in the sight of Islam, Obama’s invitation to purge the evil U.S. of such sinful nature is expected. Solicitation and warm welcome to U.S. by Obama (except Israel) designates a mostly Christian nation is ripe for destruction and purging of evil. It is NOT impossible for government to DO something about their incompetence. Population control is NOT government or despot duty.
The question is….. Is it too late for our government to wake up and stop being led into self-destruction by their complicit criminal behavior? It’s no wonder Edward Snowden fled the United States. Government embarrasment is understandable but ACTIONS to continue destruction with transparent priority arguments about “marriage” and “fiduciary” OPINIONS while financial embezzlement from U.S. citizens exacerbates and facilitates Obama’s agenda to weaken the U.S. from within and arm the enemy to punish U.S. for their brazen sins.
The acquired-rights doctrine says that once a right has been vested, then it may not be altered or reduced by a subsequent legislation. The acquired-rights doctrine suggests that a change in the supreme power in a country cannot affect the interests of individuals. The legal principle that an immediate, fixed right cannot be limited by later laws p$#%&!@*ed by the government.
http://junkscience.com/2013/03/31/osha-chief-david-michaels-admits-failure-to-protect-workers-his-next-book-to-be-$#%&!@*led-incompetence-is-my-product/ “I’m the first to admit this is broken,” said David Michaels, the OSHA director, referring to the agency’s record on dealing with workplace threats. “Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people end up on the gurney.”… [Emphasis added] HONESTY IS COURAGE – in the face of Despots.
Go to jail or go to hell your choice!