The plain truth is that the Washington religious liberty case is going to be resolved in favor of the proprietor of the business, as it should be.
We need to be as deferential as we can to the rights of conscience, especially as they pertain to small/family businesses. I wouldn’t want the state to harshly fine me if I declined to arrange flowers for the Westboro Baptist Church’s annual banquet.
Progressives are fighting a losing battle, and the optics of financially ruining a 72-year-old grandmother are terrible. If progressives are on the right side of history and we are just moments away from same sex unions being celebrated as marriages by virtually everyone of every faith, then find another florist and leave this poor lady alone.
I will take comments on this submitted by email only to KSHarmon[at]mindspring[dot]com.
Jacob Lupfer’s piece has a number of good pts; I regret that it is largely ruined by an inaccurate, tendentious and sadly predictable headline.