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A professional photographer was found in violation of New Mexico’s Discrimination law when she refused to take photographs of a gay couple at their http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=4415 because of her religious beliefs.The court ruled that photographer Elaine Huguenin is to pay the plaintiff, Vanessa Willock the sum of $6,637 in damages for refusing to photograph her commitment ceremony.
The New Mexico Human Rights Commission found photographer Hugenin and husband, Jon, joint owners of Elane Photography, in violation of the state’s Human Rights laws when they told Willock that they only photographed traditional marriages.
When the Commission ruled in http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=4565 of Willock, they ordered the Hugenins to pay the sum of $6,637, for Willock’s attorney’s fees and costs. Willock, in a statement issued through her attorney, stated that she was pleased with the Human Rights Commission ruling.The Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian organization that defends issues of religious liberty, stated that they planned to appeal the decision to the state district court. “The fact that she [Huguenin is a commercial business does not mean she loses her constitutional rights” … and the government has no right to force people to choose between their livelihood and their faith. In the case of the Hugenins, it was allegedly their Christian faith that prevented them from photographing Willock’s commitment ceremony.
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