Is wedding photography art? A wrinkle in religious liberty debate.
Can refusing to take wedding pictures for a gay couple be a free speech issue, not just an question of religious freedom? So far, courts are saying 'no.'
By Warren Richey, Staff writer JULY 15, 2016
Does the United States Constitution consider a series of wedding photographs to be the free speech equivalent of a ham sandwich?
That was Elaine Huguenin’s question.
In 2006, the Albuquerque, N.M., wedding photographer was sued by a lesbian couple for refusing for religious reasons to photograph their same-sex commitment ceremony. The couple said the refusal violated a state law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation.
The debate over whether conservative religious wedding vendors should be coerced into providing services for same-sex marriage ceremonies has been compared by gay rights advocates to the lunch counters of the Jim Crow South.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2016/0715/Is-wedding-photography-art-A-wrinkle-in-religious-liberty-debate
This case should be a no-brainer.
