A pair of Arizona-based Christian artists is challenging the local law that threatens to fine and imprison them for refusing to make same-sex wedding invitations.
The ordinance also prevents the business owners from publicly explaining their convictions or even defending their decision lest they face jail time for that as well. This apparent violation of the First Amendment protection of free speech is at the heart of the case.
Phoenix Vice Mayor Kate Gallego defended the law, claiming it is necessary to keep businesses in the local area.
“This ordinance is an important economic development tool and we will defend it,” she said, citing examples of businesses that leave communities which “discriminate” and “don’t stand up for all their residents.”
An appeal has been filed and Waggoner is confident that another judge will see the case differently.
A pair of Arizona-based Christian artists is challenging the local law that threatens to fine and imprison them for refusing to make same-sex wedding invitations. Image: Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, screenshot Fox News. Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, owners of Brush & Nib Studio in Phoenix, lost a […]
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