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The Knapps now face a 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine for each day they decline to “celebrate” the same-sex wedding.
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.” ~ 2 Timothy 3:1
NTEB News Desk, October 20, 2014 — Since Obama was elected in 2009, dozens of laws and executive orders have been quietly put in place to create an environment that is heavily in favor of LGBT policies and practice. None of which have anything to do with “tolerance” or “acceptance of diversity”, but rather seek to silence and instill fear in any and all who would oppose their radical agenda. Christianity and the Bible are under direct attack in America, we are about to live to see the day where preachers of the old-fashioned gospel will watch as their churches are taken from them, and they themselves are placed in jail.The LGBT Mafia is highly-funded, has the full backing of the Obama administration, and will stop at nothing to achieve their stated goal of domination.
The city of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is taking a step many opponents of same-sex marriage feared would come – forcing those with religious objections to perform same-sex marriages or risk facing prosecution for violating non-discrimination laws.
Donald and Evelyn Knapp, ordained ministers who oppose gay marriage, own the Hitching Post wedding chapel in Coeur d’Alene. Early in 2014, a federal judge in Idaho ruled that the same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional, but the ruling was put on hold while the case was appealed. When the Supreme Court declined to hear the case, the ruling stood and went into effect.
The city of Coeur d’Alene has an ordinance that prohibits discrimination, including on the basis of sexual orientation, in public accommodations. It does have a religious exemption, but the Hitching Post is a for-profit company, not technically a religious organization, in spite of the Knapp’s deeply held personal beliefs.
Back in May, when everything was on hold pending the Supreme Court, Donald told KXLY, “I think the Bible is pretty clear that homosexuality is not His way, and therefore I cannot unite people in a way that I believe would conflict with what the Bible teaches.” The Knapps have said they will close their doors before violating their religious beliefs.
But before that happens, there is another legal battle ahead.
“On Friday, a same-sex couple asked to be married by the Knapps, and the Knapps politely declined. The Knapps now face a 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding.” Note that jail time and the fine is per day, not per offense.
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