Homosexual couple take Wedding Invitation designers to court and loose
The Arizona Supreme Court issued a major ruling this week upholding the right of Christian artists to decline to use their talents to promote a same-sex 'wedding,' which the city of Phoenix said violated an anti-discrimination ordinance that makes it illegal to refuse services to same-sex couples based on religious beliefs.
In its ruling, the majority wrote, "beliefs about same-sex marriage may seem old-fashioned, or even offensive to some. But the guarantees of free speech and freedom of religion are not only for those who are deemed sufficiently enlightened, advanced, or progressive. They are for everyone.”
While we commend the Arizona Supreme Court for their ruling in favor of artists Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, who design custom wedding invitations, we take issue with the characterization of their beliefs as outdated and even offensive. Marriage as the union of a man and a woman has existed since the beginning of time and never goes out of date. It is universal, timeless and enlightened.
This victory in Arizona comes on the heels of a similar win in the US Supreme Court last year, which upheld the right of Christian baker Jack Phillips to decline to use his talents to create a custom wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
While we are gratified with what we hope will be a trend of court rulings across the country, this victory in Arizona and last year's win before the Supreme Court are squarely in the crosshairs of the misnamed Equality Act (HR 5/S 788) pending before the US Senate. You can call it the InEquality Act because of the one-sided way that it imposes the LGBT agenda. Among other things, the legislation would strip the religious liberty rights of Christian artists like Joanna, Breanna and Jack, and force them to personally participate in same-sex ceremonies against their will.
There are two things you can do to help us defeat the InEquality Act. Please act right away: Please sign our Petition to leaders of the US Senate demanding that the InEquality Act be defeated.
The victory in the Supreme Court for Jack Phillips last year was huge. This latest victory for marriage supporters in Arizona is tremendous. We anticipate winning the three cases we're participating in before the U.S. Supreme Court where LGBT activists are attempting to illegitimately redefine federal anti-discrimination laws to benefit themselves at the expense of people of faith.
But all these wins and the momentum we're experiencing could come crashing down if the US Senate passes the InEquality Act. We must do everything in our power to defeat it.
