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Case weighing religious freedom against rights of others is headed to Supreme Court
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/case-weighing-religious-freedom-against-rights-of-others-is-headed-to-supreme-court/2014/03/02/88de86d4-a198-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.htmlBy Robert Barnes, Published: March 2
Arizona recently showed the rest of the nation how difficult it can be to balance the religious rights of some with the guarantees all have to be treated equally and protected from discrimination.
The Supreme Court will decide this month whether that is an effort it is ready to undertake.
The case awaiting the justices’ action is one that is inevitably cited when legislators say new laws are needed to protect those who say their religious beliefs would be offended by having to “endorse” same-sex marriage.
It involves a New Mexico couple, Elaine and Jonathan Huguenin, whose company, Elane Photography, refused to be the official photographer for the 2007 commitment ceremony of a lesbian couple, Vanessa Willock and Misti Collinsworth.
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