Court Ruled Louisville KY Can’t Force Christian Photographer to Provide Services for Same-Sex Ceremonies

We’re a little late updating this case, but late is better than never when it comes to court victories for Christians protecting their First Amendment freedoms.

Christian photographer Chelsey Nelson has been fighting for her rights for three years. Louisville in Kentucky has a “fairness” ordinance that would force business owners who don’t want to provide services for same-sex ceremonies to do so if they provide services for marriages between men and women.

The law also bars business owners from sharing the reason they declined, if the reason is religious.

Nelson filed a pre-enforcement lawsuit against the city on the grounds that the law violated her religious freedom and freedom of speech. If charged under this law, she would have faced government fines and loss of livelihood.

The U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump supported Nelson by filing a statement of interest in her case.

Nelson’s fight for freedom paid off. She scored a major victory late last month. Her legal counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), announced that a federal court ruled in her favor….(Excerpt from Black Community News)