I thought we had already done this before, like, lots of times.
A federal court has ruled against the city of Louisville, Kentucky which tried to illegally force a photographer to do pictures for a same-sex "wedding."
From the Christian Post:
Kentucky's largest city cannot punish a professional Christian photographer for refusing on religious grounds to photograph same-sex wedding ceremonies, a federal court has ruled.
U.S. District Judge Benjamin Beaton of the Western District of Kentucky ruled Tuesday that Louisville could not enforce its LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance against photographer Chelsey Nelson, who is "motivated by her faith to celebrate marriage as the union of only opposite-sex couples."
Beaton, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, granted a summary injunction and argued the city's ordinance preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation violated Nelson's freedom of speech rights.
It's like the Left is not going to stop persecuting Christians in court, forcing them to celebrate sin.
This should not be an issue anymore, yet cities are still attempting to force Christians to accept these sham marriages that go against their faith.
This ruling, however, doesn't go far enough, because the judge left a loophole.
He (Judge Benton) stated that while the city "may require restaurants and hotels and stores to provide services regardless of the proprietors' views or their customers' legal status, the government may not force singers or writers or photographers to articulate messages they don't support."
This ruling protects individuals; however, businesses can still be required under law to host these fake marriage events.
"The freedom of speech — especially for minority views — is a core premise of our democratic republic," ruled Beaton. "As prevailing sentiments and politics have changed over the years, robust constitutional protection for differing views has remained fixed."
The judge concluded that the First Amendment is "necessary to protect the discourse of same-sex couples and their supporters."
"Because the U.S. Constitution supersedes Louisville's Fairness Ordinance as a matter of law, this Court enjoins the City from either compelling or suppressing Nelson's photography and writing," he continued.
While this is a narrow victory, at least the photographer in question and other photographers can protect their consciences without a city prosecuting and fining them for speaking their minds.
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