King5.com
May 16, 2013

A Richland florist who is being sued by the state attorney general for refusing to provide wedding flowers to a same-sex couple has filed a countersuit.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the lawsuit last month against Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers and Gifts in Richland. The lawsuit is in response to a March 1 incident where she refused service to a longtime customer.

Stutzman said on the shop’s Facebook page that she told the customer she could not provide flowers for the wedding “because of my relationship with Jesus Christ.”

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