In another victory against gay-rights bigotry and intolerance, a few weeks ago a Kentucky appeals court ruled that a Christian t-shirt printer cannot be punished for declining to print a pro-gay message on t-shirts. Some gays were upset because the t-shirt vendor politely declined to print t-shirts that promoted a gay pride event. The court's logic was compelling:
Amen. Twenty years ago it was a given that you don't have the right to force any business to voice/repeat your political views against their will. This is much more than just baking a cake with two guys as the couple on top. This is trying to force someone to engage in *speech* that they find offensive.
The Christian t-shirt maker, Blaine Adamson, told local officials he would serve LGBT individuals at his store so long as the shirts they ordered did not promote their sexuality. He even referred the gays who wanted the gay-pride t-shirts to another printer who would print the shirts for the same price he would. Sounds reasonable, right? But, nope, not for the gay rights gestapo.
Additionally, Adamson had declined to print other t-shirts in the past because he found their message offensive: He refused to print a t-shirt that promoted a porn film, a t-shirt that mocked Jesus, and a t-shirt that promoted a strip club. None of those folks sued him when he declined their orders, but the bigoted and intolerant "gay rights" folks did. They couldn't just do what others had done and just go use another printer.
The pro-gay gestapo are like the Nazis of Hitler's Germany. In the Nazis' view, Jewish businesses had to agree to have large yellow Stars of David and/or the word "Jews" painted on their store windows. If a local Nazi asked a Jewish printer to print handbills for a Nazi Party event, the printer had no choice but to print the handbills. In fact, if a Nazi official had demanded that a Jewish printer print booklets that defamed Jews as criminals and vermin, the Jewish printer would have risked jail or worse if he refused.
That's pretty much the attitude of the "gay rights" crowd: If some Christian vendor politely declines to service a gay ceremony, they sue him and try to get the state to fine him. As we all know, this scenario has played out numerous times over the last 10 years. Thank the Lord that our courts are finally starting to put a stop to this bigotry and intolerance. If a vendor finds it morally offensive to service your wedding, then for crying out loud just go use another vendor and show some basic American tolerance and respect for the beliefs of others. Why would you want to force anyone to service your wedding against their will anyway?
Court Rules Kentucky Print Shop Has Right to Avoid Making Gay Pride T-shirts
Kentucky court sides with owner who refused printing gay pride shirts
Christian printer doesn’t have to make pro-gay shirts, appeals court rules
Writing for the majority, Kentucky Appellate Court Chief Judge Joy Kramer said LGBT rights were not discriminated against because the county's ordinance does not guarantee individuals the right to use other people's property to amplify their message.
"The right of free speech does not guarantee to any person the right to use someone else's property," Kramer wrote. "In other words, the 'service' Hands On Originals offers is the promotion of messages. The 'conduct' Hands On Originals chose not to promote was pure speech."
Amen. Twenty years ago it was a given that you don't have the right to force any business to voice/repeat your political views against their will. This is much more than just baking a cake with two guys as the couple on top. This is trying to force someone to engage in *speech* that they find offensive.
The Christian t-shirt maker, Blaine Adamson, told local officials he would serve LGBT individuals at his store so long as the shirts they ordered did not promote their sexuality. He even referred the gays who wanted the gay-pride t-shirts to another printer who would print the shirts for the same price he would. Sounds reasonable, right? But, nope, not for the gay rights gestapo.
Additionally, Adamson had declined to print other t-shirts in the past because he found their message offensive: He refused to print a t-shirt that promoted a porn film, a t-shirt that mocked Jesus, and a t-shirt that promoted a strip club. None of those folks sued him when he declined their orders, but the bigoted and intolerant "gay rights" folks did. They couldn't just do what others had done and just go use another printer.
The pro-gay gestapo are like the Nazis of Hitler's Germany. In the Nazis' view, Jewish businesses had to agree to have large yellow Stars of David and/or the word "Jews" painted on their store windows. If a local Nazi asked a Jewish printer to print handbills for a Nazi Party event, the printer had no choice but to print the handbills. In fact, if a Nazi official had demanded that a Jewish printer print booklets that defamed Jews as criminals and vermin, the Jewish printer would have risked jail or worse if he refused.
That's pretty much the attitude of the "gay rights" crowd: If some Christian vendor politely declines to service a gay ceremony, they sue him and try to get the state to fine him. As we all know, this scenario has played out numerous times over the last 10 years. Thank the Lord that our courts are finally starting to put a stop to this bigotry and intolerance. If a vendor finds it morally offensive to service your wedding, then for crying out loud just go use another vendor and show some basic American tolerance and respect for the beliefs of others. Why would you want to force anyone to service your wedding against their will anyway?
Court Rules Kentucky Print Shop Has Right to Avoid Making Gay Pride T-shirts
Kentucky court sides with owner who refused printing gay pride shirts
Christian printer doesn’t have to make pro-gay shirts, appeals court rules
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