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.
This bothers me a lot. This is where I am moving.
These religious people still think they live in a free society.
What happened to the wild west and the fight for freedom? Bunch of baby socialist out there.
Impeachment need to start happening for lots of officals
Build a christian milatary and let’s start guarding are own
Thanks for being part of the problem…
Instead of just spreading their hate…
RESEARCH IT.
Ask why does this person hate like they do?
Socioeconomic? Right wing conspiracy? Not enough Jesus? Aliens?
Obama is not a Muslim…
You really think bush couldn’t spot a black Kenyan with f**e ID?
And look what Ivy League Private Schools got us…
Presidents are puppets for international corporations.
The simplest way to control the mind of a group of people is to divide them into little groups that hate each other while controlling what they see, read, eat, and drink.
You do understand that thanks to “Citizens United” elections cost billions of tax-deductible dollars now.
YOU will never see a billion dollars…you will be lucky if you ever see 10 million dollars.
This means people like you and I… AMERICANS… Are never going to have a chance to “get elected and change things,.
We don’t have enough money.
You guys ever heard of the Arctic?
Did you know we raised the planet’s temperature to melt enough ice to reach 15% of the planet’s oil and 30% of natural gas?
TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH.
Question…
Would corporations DELIBERATELY warm the planet to make TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS?
YEAH.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uiZNe_qERKg
Well sure isn’t the Cda l grew up in of course that was before the influx of California’ns foreigners and libtards
TOTALLY !!!! DISGUSTING !!!!! But it’s OK to ignore Muslims ????
Are those people nuts?
But I thought the law p$#%&!@*ed that they can’t not force preachers to marry same sex.