Dear John,
I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Blaine Adamson over the past several years. I’m honored that I’ve been able to represent him as his attorney, and I’m equally honored to call him a friend.
Blaine is a hard-working guy with a deep faith and a heart for others. I’ve seen these qualities in action during his seven-year legal struggle.
As the managing owner of Hands On Originals, a small promotional printing company in Lexington, Kentucky, Blaine has had to decline several requests to print messages that conflict with his conscience. But only one of those decisions put him in the middle of a lawsuit.
In 2012, when the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization (GLSO) asked Blaine to print shirts promoting the local pride festival, Blaine knew he had to decline. As he always does, Blaine offered to connect the festival organizers with another printer who would print the shirts for the same price he would have charged.
But that wasn’t enough for the GLSO. The group sent a press release to the Lexington newspaper. And it filed a discrimination complaint with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission, which ruled against Blaine and ordered him to undergo “diversity training” and print messages that conflict with his religious beliefs.
Since then, Alliance Defending Freedom has been representing Blaine, asking that the courts uphold his freedom.
All Blaine did was decline to print a message. He serves everyone—but he can’t print all messages.
Thankfully, Blaine has won twice in court already.
But the government refuses to accept defeat. It is now asking the Kentucky Supreme Court to force Blaine to print messages that violate his faith.
That’s why I’m writing you today. Tomorrow, our legal team will argue Blaine’s case in front of the Kentucky Supreme Court. Will you pray for us?
Please pray that we will be articulate in our arguments. Pray for the justices on the Kentucky Supreme Court who will hear this case. Pray for continued strength for Blaine, who has been through so much. And most of all, please pray for our nation. The government should not have the power to force anyone to express messages they disagree with. That’s what we’re fighting for in this case.
Yours in Christ,
Jim Campbell |
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