Christian couple loses business for refusing to participate in gay ‘wedding’
An Iowa Christian couple has lost their livelihood, because they believe in natural marriage. Richard and Betty Odgaard ran Görtz Haus Gallery in Grimes, Iowa -- a beautiful wedding chapel, art gallery, flower shop, and bistro. They had been serving happy customers in the renovated stone church for 11 years. That is, until homosexuals from Des Moines targeted their Christian business, to use as a tool of the gay agenda. Their plan to attack Christian businesses using same-sex "marriage" as a civil rights issue has worked with Oregon bakers, New Mexico photographers, and New York farmers. On August 3, 2013, two homosexuals came in to Görtz Haus and asked the Odgaards to host their gay "wedding." The Odgaards, who are devout Mennonites, politely responded that because of their religious faith, they could not in good conscience facilitate a homosexual ceremony. Betty told the homosexuals that she would be happy to serve them "in any other way." “To u...