¹⁷ so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. (Revelation 13:17 NIV)

It was a victory for Freedom of religion as a federal court ruled in favor of a Michigan farmer who had been discriminated against by city officials in East Lansing because of his religious beliefs, Fox News reports.

Steve Tennes owns Country Mill Farms and for years his family had participated in the City of East Lansing’s farmers market selling the goods that he produced on his organic farm.

However, that all changed in 2016 when East Lansing officials banned him from participating at the farmer’s market because of a Facebook Post where Tennes stated that because of his Catholic beliefs he would not host same-sex marriages on his farm.

Unfortunately, for East Lansing officials the US Constitution does not allow for discrimination against people because of their religious beliefs.

In 2017, Tennes, with the help of the Alliance Defending Freedom, sued the city of East Lansing, which over the following few years repeatedly lost in the courts.

In the most recent loss, the US Court District judge stated that the family farm was “forced to choose between following their religious beliefs and a government benefit for which they were otherwise qualified.”

There is no indication if city officials plan to continue wasting city tax dollars and appeal their most recent defeat.

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