Kilroy2
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That is just You begging the question which is usually considered a fallacy. Why do you believe the seller's natural and constitutional rights are being violated? That is just weirder since you presented no valid argument but still want to be taken seriously.
First, I'm not begging any question. Second, what question am I supposedly begging? Third, do you accurately understand the particulars of this case in the first place? There is a lot of confusion on this thread.
The article attached to this OP is confusing!
Rather:
Emilee Carpenter, a New York-based photographer and blogger, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday (6 April) alleging the state’s non-discrimination laws violate her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights because she “believes that God created marriage to be a joyful, exclusive union between one man and one woman”.She argued in the lawsuit that she doesn’t want to provide photography that depicts a marriage in a “negative way” or promotes any special occasions between “same-sex or polygamous” couples.To bolster her argument, she said in her lawsuit that she “would not provide wedding photography” for “irreverent themed weddings” — such as “Halloween or vampire-themed weddings” — because she believes weddings are “inherently religious and solemn events”.“Just as the government cannot compel a lesbian baker to create a cake condemning same-sex marriage or an atheist playwright to wax positively about God, New York cannot force Emilee to convey messages she objects to,” the lawsuit said.The legal document said Carpenter has received “at least seven requests” to photograph same-sex weddings in the last year, but Carpenter “declined these requests by not responding to them”.Carpenter file her lawsuit. The ADF said in a statement that “creative professionals” like Carpenter should have the “freedom to create art consistent with their beliefs without fear of the government closing their business or throwing them in jail”.The lawsuit stated that New York law requires Carpenter to “create photographs and blogs celebrating same-sex marriage because she creates photographs and blogs celebrating opposite-sex marriage”. It added the law prohibits her from posting “statements on her business’s own website explaining her religious views on marriage or her reasons for only creating this wedding content”.
Anti-gay wedding photographer cites vampires in legal bid to discriminate
This is the actual suit, filed on the 6th:
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1Jurisdiction and Venue.................................................................................................. 2 Plaintiffs......................................................................................................................... 3Defendants ..................................................................................................................... 3Factual Background ...................................................................................................... 4Emilee’s Christian beliefs motivates everything she does. ...................................... 4 Emilee operates Emilee Carpenter, LLC as a photography business. .................... 5 Emilee tells a visual narrative of God’s design for marriage through her photography and blogging. ........................................................................................ 7 Emilee cannot create photographs, write blogs, or participate in ceremonies contrary to her religious beliefs............................................................................... 14 New York’s law threatens Emilee’s wedding photography and business.............. 18 Attorney General James may independently enforce New York’s law with serious consequences. ........................................................................................................... 24 The Division possesses aggressive enforcement mechanisms and can impose paralyzing penalties................................................................................................. 25 New York’s law imposes overwhelming burdens on Emilee’s wedding photography.............................................................................................................. 31 New York only prosecutes its law against views the government disfavors......... 39 Legal Allegations ......................................................................................................... 45 First Cause of Action First Amendment: Freedom of Speech, Association, and Press ......................................................................................................................... 45 Second Cause of Action First Amendment: Free Exercise of Religion ................. 48 Third Cause of Action First Amendment: Establishment Clause ......................... 50 Fourth Cause of Action Fourteenth Amendment: Due Process ............................. 51 Prayer for Relief........................................................................................................... 52
The confusion is because it happens when you take a story written by someone who fudges on the facts.
The court documents clearly state she has refused same sex marriage photo jobs. That is discrimination as defined by the law. I do not even see how she has a case. Her best course of action is to make excuse like I am booked solid. Don't tell them that I cannot do it because of religious beliefs.