A strange new story in Mississippi highlights how ignorant extremists can misinterpret religious liberties as defined in the First Amendment, and how progressives then use such incidents to condemn laws meant to protect valid invocations of religious freedom.

According to news outlet Deep South Voice, the owner of a wedding venue called Boone’s Camp Event Hall refused service to two people getting married because they were an interracial couple. In a bizarre twist, the owner originally refused service citing her Christian beliefs.