More Good News On The “Forced Speech’ Front
By DEACON MIKE MANNO, JD Last week we reported some good news on the religious freedom/free speech front; this week the good news continues with a successful case from Arizona and a hopeful resolution for a florist in Washington. First to the Arizona case where two artists faced criminal prosecution, six months in jail, and a $2,500 fine for each day of noncompliance in anticipation of their refusal to design and create custom wedding invitations for same-sex couples. (See coverage of this in last week’s Wanderer, p. 6A, and also in Dexter Duggan’s front-page column.) The artists, Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, operate a business, Brush & Nib Studio. Among other services, the partners offer clients artistic wedding invitations, as…Continue Reading