In Defense of Religious Liberty

well I'm here with Dick in many other we're talking about their incredible journey fighting to defend religious liberty I'll tell you they can better inspire and

and I am thrilled to have the chance to share their story wrong so tell us about this mystery

when did you open it up to hosting blinks and two thousand and eight two thousand right we had beautiful wedding sit here for quite a few years and they're

of it independent caterer their reception we went to the bathroom to disqualify us and then in two thousand nine the

Iowa law changed to include same sex %HESITATION weddings %HESITATION so then in August

of %HESITATION and Dick was the one who had it delivered and they they left we very next

day I was on a Sunday %HESITATION we got the news that they were going to try I guess they filed a complaint of the day after yes

also declined to allow this church thing around to be able to use your hosting right everyone is wearing that's contrary to raise thinking

nmhoa is how can they be crawling all these horrible horrible things when they don't know what's in our hearts we have no hatred

toward gay or gay people so so you had been for a number of years hosting weddings in this historic church and

have a choice and that it's been quite painful and as a result of that we're but businesses declined and you

can't support it's over and by the end of August will be shutting our doors and that is but you can understand well

you know I'll tell your country founded mt by people who risked everything for religious liberty free

of the government getting in the way and and and I want to thank both of you number one for taking a stand nt

number two for telling your story mt your story is powerful your stories inspirational inspires me and

inspires millions of believers believers of many faiths across the sky who want to live in a land where we're free to live out according

to our faith and our convictions and it's not second guess by the government stepping in saying we don't share your faith and

we're going to shut you down and you could do that with respect for all absolutely the disk what we hope we can do is some

try to change the course Nkandla years we have left well thank thank you for your courage well

thank you for your good so let's have a nd I think she accomplishes nnj