Christian Grandma-Florist Fined $1,001, Ordered to Work Gay Weddings but Refuses

Christian Post ^ | March 30 2015 | Samuel Smith ,

[Falcon28]

A Christian florist and grandmother who declined to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding because of her Christian belief in traditional marriage has been fined $1,001 by a Washington court and will be held liable to pay the legal fees incurred by the gay couple, which could "devastate" her financially.

As previously reported by The Christian Post, 70-year-old Barronelle Stutzman, the owner of Arlene's Flowers in Richland, Washington, was found guilty of violating the state's non-discrimination law in February, after referring Rob Ingersoll and Curt Feed to another florist when they asked her to provide the floral arrangements for their wedding.

[Girlene]

She is married. Here's her story.

The Barronelle Stutzman Story

[Girlene]

Thanks for posting the gofundme site. Rush needs to see this one.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Fascist judge.

[free_life]

The deeper the persecution of Christians the closer we know we are getting to the return of Jesus. That is my focus in this.

[laplata]

I agree.

That someone like Obama could be elected is another indicator and a very bad sign.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Tell the court to F.O.Period.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Dang good idea.

[skinkinthegrass]

just go by the wedding site/chapel w/a "honey wagon" @ full tilt!.. let 'em smell/touch/taste their wedding nite.

[Eagles6]

This needs to be publicized. Knew about Baronelle but didn’t know she had a GoFundMe page.

[fatnotlazy]

The person who set up the Gofundme page is Tom Savage. There is a Tom Savage who is or was a pro football player, but I can't be sure the Tom Savage who set up the Gofundme page is him.

Since I'm more inclined to donate by mail, I would suggest before donating to this Gofundme page, that donors find out if it's legit.

[NativeSon]

Of course it was a set-up. Does anyone actually believe that these guys wouldn't have their own florists?

Homos will exclusively patronize homo owned businesses; there is no friggin way they would let some old, Christian lady anywhere near their event.

[EBH]

All I keep thinking about is the story of Lot and the Angels. Not so much the ending of Sodom, but the description of the men in the town and how insistent/violent they were to have their way with the two “men” visiting Lot.

[tbw2]

We’re getting close to “if you don’t attend my gay wedding, you get fined”.

[sport]

She was. They are all setups. They are going to have to learn how to deal with situations such as this or , one by one, they will be wiped out. I would suggest not talking with any member of the media and responding to their catering requests with, “ I would be glad to, but I am booked solid until ________”.

[erod]

It’s going to come to the point where a liberal facist US government is going to try and outlaw Christinaity.

[Dartman]

I think I saw elsewhere on this site someone asking if the happy couple couldn’t find a gay florist. I’m still laughing about that. Imagine not being able to find a gay florist, or a gay hairdresser, or a gay figure skater. Still laughing. :)

[DPMD]

So she was ordered to work a same-sex “wedding,” but was she ordered to provide live, attractive flowers?

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Seems she was set-up.”

Well of course.
In most of these cases the bakeries and florists are targeted.

[captmar-vell]

Sodom and Gomorrah were not destroyed because of individual sinners making a choice (even if it was the vast majority)

Judgement came because of the public support and condoning of sin,

This is what is new and occurring now,

[Steve0113]

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