“W.W. Bridal Boutique”, a Christian family-owned bridal shop in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania is receiving heavy attacks from gay advocates for refusing to provide service for a lesbian couple that was planning to get married. The family had refused service to their customers because they believed it “would break God’s law”.
The incident was first disclosed on Facebook by an unidentified woman who claimed the bridal shop denied her service. On her Facebook status, the unidentified user expressed that the owner of the bridal shop would not make an appointment for her and had said, "Unfortunately, she would not be able to schedule an appointment for them because they currently do not service same-sex couples – it's just not something they do."
Later, the owner of W.W. Bridal Boutique had told The Press Enterprise of Bloomsburg that “providing those two girls dresses for a sanctified marriage would break God’s law.” As a result, the Bloomsburg Town Council is reported to be discussing whether they should propose a legislation that would ban businesses that refuses service to lesbian and gay customers.
The refusal of service had also sparked a heavy debate online in Google+. There were past customers who heavily criticized the Christian business and also those that applauded them for their actions. One person, G. Andrea Shay said W.W. Bridal Boutique had also refused to make an appointment with her and her cross-dressing husband. She had this to say about the business:
"My husband and I tried to give W. W. Bridal our business, but when the management found out that we needed to order a wedding gown for my husband, and dresses for the groomsmen, they would not allow us to order from them claiming that such a thing would 'Break God's Law.' So they do not want money from people who enjoy cross-dressing. They insisted that we 'Must be gay,' since we wear clothing of the opposite sex. Very strange and rude management," she wrote.
Others have written comments of encouragement to the owners of W.W. Bridal for standing up for their faith.
