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Discrimination Misconceptions
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Laurence M. VanceThe legal battle that ensued has now ended: The Washington State Supreme Court just unanimously ruled that the florist violated the state's anti-discrimination law.
The case has given rise to some misconceptions about discrimination.
Here is the back story.
In 2012, the state of Washington enacted Senate Bill 6239, which recognized same-sex marriage. Gay men Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed, who had been a couple since 2004, decided to get married in September of 2013. At the time of his engagement, Ingersoll had been a customer of Arlene's Flowers and Gifts for at least nine years. Stutzman, an active member of a Southern Baptist church who believed that marriage can exist only between a man and a woman, knew that Ingersoll was gay and in a relationship with Freed. When Ingersoll spoke with Stutzman about providing flowers for his wedding, she told him that she would be unable to do so because of her religious beliefs.