Christian Printer Wins BIG Ruling–State Now Says He Won’t Be Forced to Print Gay T-Shirts

by Warner Todd Huston | April 27, 2015 1:49 pm

In a departure from so many of these cases, a Christian printer in Kentucky has won a big victory against militant gays who were trying to force him to print t-shirts with gay messages on them. The state has now ruled that the printer won’t be forced to print the t-shirts for the irate gay customers.

The state said that there was no violation of the gays’ civil rights[1] and that there was no “compelling” reason for the state to force the Christian printer to go against his religious convictions.

The Fayette County Circuit Court’s ruling overturned a previous decision by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission, finding that Blaine Adamson, owner of Hands On Originals, a printing company in Lexington, Kentucky, was within his rights when he declined to make shirts for the Lexington Pride Parade, according to a press release from Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal firm.

The court found that Adamson did not violate the law in citing his religious convictions as the reason for the refusal, and that his decision was based on his personal freedom not to be forced or coerced to print messages that contradict his views.

“The court rightly recognized that the law protects Blaine’s decision not to print shirts with messages that conflict with his beliefs, and that no sufficient reason exists for the government to coerce Blaine to act against his conscience in this way,” Jim Campbell, an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, said in a statement.

He added, “In short, [Hands On Originals’] declination to print the shirts was based upon the message of [Gay and Lesbian Services Organization of Lexington] and the Pride Festival and not on the sexual orientation of its representatives or members.”

This is a great ruling. Let’s hope it sticks.

Endnotes:
  1. no violation of the gays’ civil rights: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/04/27/christian-printer-who-was-punished-by-the-govt-for-refusing-to-print-gay-pride-t-shirts-just-scored-a-major-victory/

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