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Christian Business taken to court by homosexual couple

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J im and Mary O'Reilly run The Wildflower Inn, a small Vermont Bed & Breakfast they started in 1985 and have managed together for 25 years. But after Vermont passed a Civil Union law in April 2000, a gathering storm darkened the horizon of the Wildflower Inn's beautiful mountain view: Jim and Mary knew they could not conduct business in violation of their Catholic beliefs, and would kindly refer same-sex couples to other establishments for their celebrations. Jim and Mary's position was upheld by a 2005 decision of the Vermont Civil Rights Commission . But the storm would break again in 2009, when Vermont passed same-sex marriage . Please watch this brand-new video from the Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance to hear Jim and Mary tell you, in their own words, what happened next: Paul, this is not an isolated instance.  This is what happens every time and in every place that same-sex marriage becomes law. Individuals are threatened, businesses attacke