Two Christian artists in Phoenix are taking a stand against a city ordinance before the city has a chance to enforce it against them. www.onenewsnow.com
A lawsuit filed in Arizona claims a city ordinance forces local artists to use their talents to promote same-sex weddings and does not allow them to express freely their belief that marriage is between one man and one woman.
Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative, Christian legal organization, filed a pre-enforcement challenge to Phoenix’s city code May 12 for Breanna Koski and Joanna Duka, owners of Brush & Nib Studio based in Phoenix, Ariz. dailysignal.com
“Artists don’t give up their freedom of speech and freedom from coercion when they enter into their art studio,” Scruggs asserts. “Government can’t censor artists or demand that they create art that violates their deepest and sincerely held convictions.” www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org