Photographer discriminated against gay couple ?
A photographer in New Mexico by the name of Elaine Huguenin refused to accept a client, Vanessa Willock because the wedding was a gay commitment ceremony. According to the Associated Press article excerpt below:
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A professional photographer who refused to take pictures of a gay couple’s commitment ceremony because of her religious beliefs violated New Mexico discrimination law, a human rights panel ruled.
Vanessa Willock filed a complaint with the New Mexico Human Rights Commission in 2006, contending that Albuquerque photographer Elaine Huguenin told her she photographed only traditional marriages. Huguenin and her husband, Jon, own Elane Photography.
The commission’s one-page ruling Wednesday said Elane Photography violated the state Human Rights Act by discriminating against Willock on the basis of sexual orientation, and should pay $6,637 for Willock’s attorney’s fees and costs.
Now I ask what about the photographer? What about Elaine’s right of religious freedom? Were her rights violated? I say YES with out a doubt! But with it being socially acceptable to ignore Christian rights in the Untied States no one seems to care about religious freedoms any more.
This is just another attack in the war against Christianity that has been active in the United States lately.
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Comment by John on 23 April 2008:
Yes, photographers should have the right to refuse work if they so desire
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