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… Chelsey Nelson Another photographer is taking a stand for freedom — this time in … studio in Louisville, Kentucky, she intended to use her talents to capture and celebrate the most meaningful … editing, and blogging skills to promote same-sex weddings if she does so for weddings between one man and one woman. …

… In Her Own Words: Barronelle’s Legal Journey Comes to an End ‘I … not take the artistic talents God Himself gave me and use them to contradict and dishonor His Word. So, as gently … aligned against me suggested that I could keep my shop if I paid a fine and promised to create custom designs for …

… New York Is Violating Photographer’s Free Speech Photographer Emilee Carpenter wants to create art consistent with her beliefs, but New York laws have threatened her rights. … a view of marriage that she believes to be false. They say if she doesn’t, she violates the law. But that’s exactly …

… Amy Lawson Madison, Wisconsin laws threatened to compel photographer to take photographs and write blog posts … of Amy’s wedding clients objected and said she wouldn’t use Amy because of her beliefs. That along with news reports … groups. The penalties for violating these laws are severe. If Amy violates the Madison law, she can be punished with an …

… backseat of the car. “Mama, I’ve got bad news,” she told her mother Jennifer, who was picking her up from school. … Lydia’s classmates used their masks to express themselves. If you were to walk around the campuses of the school … was off about this. A technology expert, she decided to use her skills to investigate this document. It turned out, …

… Jon and Elaine Huguenin In 2006, Elaine Huguenin, a wedding photographer in New Mexico, received an inquiry from Vanessa … She and her husband, Jonathan, couldn’t in good conscience use their artistic talents to tell the story of a ceremony … with their faith. Case: Elane Photography v. Willock Image If pictures are worth a thousand words, do photographers have …

… School Tells Christian Teacher to ‘Put Her Beliefs Aside’ Vivian Geraghty was forced to resign because … and refused to work with Vivian at all. They told her that if she would not participate in the social transition of her …

… This Floral Artist Stood up for Her Beliefs and Risked Losing Everything How far would you go … marriage is between one man and one woman. She could not use her talents to create floral art that celebrates a view … naming her in her personal capacity. This means that if Barronelle had lost her cases, she could have lost nearly …

… Lorie Smith, owner of 303 Creative near Denver, Colorado. Her state passed a law that requires her to create messages … But something was missing: freedom. Lorie wanted to use her talents to promote messages she was passionate … she should be free and empowered to live out her calling. If we want entrepreneurs like Lorie to pursue their dreams, …

… his girlfriend took abortion pills to kill the child in her womb. The trauma of those tragedies still haunted … hampered him –severely restricting where he could promote his cause by sidelining him to the least-traveled … the school’s policies. Columbus now has “one of the best free speech policies in the state,” says Spencer. “I found …