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| Subject: Neo-Slavery: Wash. florist who refused gay wedding over Christian beliefs violated law, judge rules - Fuck 'your law' Thu Feb 19, 2015 2:42 am | |
| A judge ruled Wednesday that a Washington state florist who refused to provide flowers for a same-sex marriage ceremony based on her Christian beliefs violated state consumer protection laws. The ruling against Barronelle Stutzman, the 70-year-old owner of Arlene's Flowers in Richland, Wash., comes as the latest in a series of court decisions nationwide against Christian business owners who decline to provide services in support of gay weddings. In a 60-page opinion, Benton County Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom ruled that the First Amendment protects Ms. Stutzman’s religious faith but not actions stemming from those beliefs that conflict with state anti-discrimination law.
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