Saturday, August 24, 2013

Same-Sex Marriage Trumps Religious Liberty in New Mexico

Same-Sex Marriage Trumps Religious Liberty in New Mexico:

"Earlier today, the Supreme Court of New Mexico ruled that the First Amendment does not protect a Christian photographer’s ability to decline to take pictures of a same-sex commitment ceremony—even when doing so would violate the photographer’s deeply held religious beliefs. As Elaine Huguenin, owner of Elane Photography, explained: 'The message a same-sex commitment ceremony communicates is not one I believe.' But New Mexico’s highest court, deciding an appeal of the case, today agreed with the New Mexico Human Rights Commission and ruled against Elane Photography, concluding that neither protections of free speech nor free exercise of religion apply."

Recomomended reading (my post):

Why Welcome A Same Sex Couple to Your Church?
It Is Time For Churches to Give Up Their Tax Exempt Status

How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)