Barronelle Stutzman deserved her day in court

Published July 8, 2021 8:47pm ET



Across the country, Christians are being deliberately targeted by leftist activists who would love nothing more than to see them punished for daring to believe in values different from the Left’s. And the Supreme Court is letting it happen.

Last week, the court declined to hear an appeal from a Christian florist who was sued for refusing to make a floral arrangement for a same-sex wedding. Like Colorado baker Jack Phillips, who won his case before the Supreme Court in 2018 but continues to face lawsuits, Barronelle Stutzman argued that being forced to create goods in celebration of a ceremony that violated her religious beliefs was unconstitutional. But the state of Washington handed her a $1,000 fine anyway, and the state Supreme Court upheld that decision.

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