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NEW YORK, April 14, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – A Christian wedding photographer is launching a legal challenge against the state of New York over its “non-discrimination” laws that force her to contravene her religious conviction that “God created marriage to be a joyful, exclusive union between one man and one woman.”
Emilee Carpenter has filed a federal lawsuit against New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D), along with his administration, represented by New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James, after they threatened her with fines and even imprisonment for refusing to service so-called same-sex “weddings” as part of her photography business.
The complaint details Carpenter’s willingness to work with any individual on photography projects, regardless of “sexual identity,” but that she will not simply comply with any request that a client might ask for, such as “photographs that flout her artistic style, celebrate obscenity, or demean others.”
Carpenter also refuses to do business with people and organizations that promote abortion, such as Planned Parenthood.
“[N]ot satisfied with equal treatment,” the lawsuit continues, “New York officials demand ideological purity — that
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