Written by Don Byrd
A florist who has been sued by Washington State’s Attorney General over her refusal to provide services to a same-sex marriage has returned legal fire. Baronnelle Stutzman filed suit against the AG in response, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights.
The counter suit, filed by an anti-gay-marriage group called Alliance Defending Freedom, argues that Ferguson’s suit is attempting to force Barronelle Stutzman to act contrary to her religious convictions in violation of her freedoms under the state constitution.
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[Attorney General Bob] Ferguson repeated his rationale for initially filing the suit.“…As an individual, she is free to hold religious beliefs but as a business owner, she may not violate our state’s laws against discrimination — no matter what she personally believes.”
