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Albuquerque photographer Elaine Huguenin, who refused to take pictures of a gay couple's “commitment ceremony” because of her religious beliefs, violated New Mexico discrimination law, a human rights panel ruled. The ruling said Huguenin should pay $6,637 for the couple's attorney's fees and costs.

The Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian organization that defends religious liberty, plans to appeal to state district court.  ADF's senior counsel, Jordan Lorence, said:

"The fact she is a commercial business does not mean she loses her constititutional protection. ... The constitution prevents the government from forcing people to choose between their faith and their livelihood.”

What do you think?  Should Huguenin be free to discriminate on what business she takes, based on her religious convictions?

Does the ADF have a good change of getting this ruling reversed?

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