A federal district court sided with a Michigan farmer on Monday, ruling that he is free to participate in a city-run farmer’s market after he was booted over his Catholic views on marriage.
Steve Tennes, who owns Country Mill Farms, was banned in 2017 from the East Lansing farmer’s market by city officials after he posted on Facebook that he follows the Catholic Church’s teachings on marriage, which includes opposing same-sex weddings at his family’s orchard.
See the full article by Mairead Elordi, August 22, 2023