Donald and Evelyn Knapp, both ordained ministers, have refused to marry a same sex couple in their chapel, The Hitching Post.
Now they face a $1000 fine for each day they decline hold the wedding and up to 180 days in jail.
City officials from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, states that the city has a non-discrimination statute that includes sexual orientation and gender identity, and because same-sex marriage became legal in Idaho on Oct. 15, 2014, the couple would have to conduct these weddings in their chapel.
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FREEDOM OF CHOICE! What FREEDOM?
I don’t agree with the charges against them, but I also don’t agree with them refusing service to two individuals seeking happiness in marriage. I thought this cycle of oppression was done with in our county.
You are only entitled to your opinion if it’s PC. Otherwise, it is apparently a criminal offense. This country is SO in trouble!
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Freedom OF religion,not freedom FROM religion. God ordained marriage as a sacred union between a man and a woman and He will bless this couple for obeying his mandate!
They have to reserve the right to refuse anything they want to!
Who didn’t see this coming? That’s the only reason I was for prop 8 in CA. If we allow for conscientious objection when it comes to war- to respect people’s consciences, why do we now force pastors and churches to violate the scripture and their hearts? It comes down to allowing individuals to control pastors, churches at the threat of lawsuits, This is injustice.
What happened to freedom of choice in this country?
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I saw this coming. Stand firm in the truth.