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Family Farmers Refused To Hold Same-Sex Weddings, Were Banned From A Local Farmer’s Market. Now They Await A Judge’s Ruling.

Ashe Schow
Family Farmers Refused To Hold Same-Sex Weddings, Were Banned From A Local Farmer’s Market. Now They Await A Judge’s Ruling.
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A family farm is waiting to receive a ruling in their lawsuit against the city of East Lansing, Michigan, after they were banned from a city-run market for refusing to allow same-sex weddings on their property.

Fox News reported that Country Mill Farms — operated by Stephen and Bridget Tennes – began their legal battle in 2016 when the couple said on Facebook that they opposed same-sex weddings for religious reasons. They temporarily stopped hosting weddings on their property after a backlash to the post.

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