This week, right outside of the courtroom, many of our sister organizations joined in a rally to support Lorie and her case, including Victoria Cobb from the Family Foundation of Virginia. Ironically, Victoria and her team had a scheduled dessert reception last week at a restaurant and just minutes beforehand, they were notified by the restaurant owner that they would be refused service because of their stance on pro-family issues. As Victoria commented afterwards, “Welcome to the double standard of the left, where some believe Jack Phillips must be forced to create a wedding cake as part of the celebration of a same-sex ceremony [or Lorie Smith forced to create a wedding website] but any business should be able to deny basic goods and services to those who hold biblical values around marriage.”
Victoria also gave this charge to her supporters: “Our witness will not be diminished, and we will not be silenced. We will speak out when we see this type of religious discrimination occurring in Virginia. As we stand on the front lines of this fight to protect and advance religious freedom for all Virginians, we invite you to stand with us.”
I echo this encouragement from my colleague in Virginia. Here at Minnesota Family Council & Institute, we will continue to stand on the front lines to protect and advance religious freedom for all Minnesotans—through the work of True North Legal and our other initiatives.
Will you support this work, as we seek to hire another attorney and legal assistant so that we have the bandwidth to deal with all the challenges to life, family, and religious freedom that come across our desk?
Your prayers and your partnership with us are so critical. May God be glorified and may our children and grandchildren benefit from such efforts.
