{"id":11150,"date":"2017-10-16T12:44:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T12:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=11150"},"modified":"2017-10-16T12:44:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T12:44:53","slug":"christian-printer-refused-gay-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/christian-printer-refused-gay-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Printer Refused Gay Request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>From Fox News:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>A Christian printer in Britain reportedly refused to print business cards for a transgender diversity expert, claiming taking up the order would go against his religious views.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Nigel Williams denied his printing services to Joanne Lockwood, a consultant at transgender diversity firm SEE Change Happen, which is aimed at offering advice to businesses on inclusion of LGBTQ staff,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/christian-ducks-out-of-trans-work-7qx8p8fkp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sunday Times<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Lockwood tried to get her company\u2019s promotional materials printed at Williams\u2019 firm, but he refused, saying taking up the contract would \u201cmake pressure worse\u201d for other Christians.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em> <strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2017\/10\/16\/christian-printer-refuses-services-to-lgbtq-activist-says-doesnt-want-to-make-pressure-worse.html\">For Full Story<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2016\/06\/04\/tropical-rains-possible-tornadoes-threaten-half-us.html?intcmp=hpbt1\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">]<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em> <strong>[Return to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiritdaily.com\/\">www.spiritdaily.com]<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/Michael%20H.%20Brown\/Documents\/My%20Webs\/indexhold.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spiritdaily.com\/angellily.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;\"><em>Pray always for purity and love<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: large;\">+++<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"zergnet-widget-53404\"><\/div>\n<p><script language=\"javascript\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    (function() {\n        var zergnet = document.createElement('script');\n        zergnet.type = 'text\/javascript'; zergnet.async = true;\n        zergnet.src = (document.location.protocol == \"https:\" ? 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