Donald and Evelyn Knapp, ordained ministers of the Hitching Post Wedding Chapel in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, are being threatened by their city with jail time and up to a $1,000 fine for refusing to perform same-sex weddings, Fox News reports.
Since the chapel is registered as a "religious corporation," city officials say the Knapps must comply with a local nondiscrimination ordinance, according to Fox.
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The Knapps could face up to 180 days in jail for refusing to perform gay wedding ceremonies.
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