As the list of wedding vendors losing their rights to do business unless they agree to serve same sex couples gets longer, their stories are just getting sadder.

In addition to wedding photographers, flower shops and bakeries, we can now add to the list of victims of this bureaucratic bullying — believe it or not — an actual bridal boutique.

Victoria Miller owns W.W. Bridal Boutique in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. She politely declined when a lesbian couple asked for an appointment to shop for wedding gowns for themselves and — get this — bridesmaids dresses for their cross-dressing groomsmen. Victoria explained that her store doesn’t service same sex weddings. She stated that, “providing these girls dresses for a sanctified marriage would break God’s law.”

The lesbian couple then began a campaign of retaliation. And now the Bloomberg Town Council is considering passing a law that could be used to sue W.W. Bridal and other businesses whose God-fearing owners refuse to lend their skills and creativity to same sex weddings and commitment celebrations.

It’s surreal to think a bridal shop could be put out of business for refusing to participate in the complete redefinition and deconstruction of marriage.
W.W. Bridal is facing the possibility of having to close their shop in a state that hasn’t even legalized same sex marriage.

The state of New York has legal same sex marriage. From there, we now have this heart-rending case:

The Gifford family in upstate New York has operated Liberty Ridge Farm for over 25 years. The farm is their home. They live on the second and third floors of the barn. And they open the farm to the public for events like berry picking, fall festivals, pig racing, parties, and also weddings and receptions. When the Giffords book a wedding, it’s not just about opening up the barn for the ceremony and/or reception. They greet the guests and take them from where they park to the barn in their farm trolley. They decorate and set up the floral arrangements, provide catering and even arrange fireworks displays. The Giffords take extra-special care in providing special services to couples because they are Christians.

When Melissa Erwin and Jennie Mc Carthy attempted to book the farm for their wedding ceremony and reception, the Giffords declined their request. Cynthia Gifford told them she and her husband, Robert, could not in good conscience hold a same-sex wedding ceremony in their home. The lesbian couple, now married, brought an “unlawful discrimination” suit against the Giffords.

A judge with the New York Human Rights Commission ruled against the Giffords, forcing them to pay a $1500 “mental anguish” fine to each of the women and a $10,000 civil fine to New York State. Plus, the Giffords must implement so-called anti-discrimination procedures, including posters posted prominently. They have to provide their staff with training, re-education, if you will, in non-discrimination.

Believing saint, this is really happening. And it’s tyranny.