Legal Question in Discrimination Law in Minnesota

Religious Discrimination
My husband and I own an Ice Cream Truck and recently paid $100 to sell ice cream at the Gay Pride Festival. We are Christians and keep Gospel booklets along with business cards, etc, in a tract on the side of the truck for people to help themselves to, if interested. There is NOTHING in the Gospel booklet that implies any bias against homosexuality specifically, it simply says that every human being is a sinner and Christ died for all of our sins. Within the first couple of hours sitting there, a man noticed the Gospel booklet and did not even open it to see what it said, but became offended at the sight of ''christian literature'' and began to publically yell out that the ''ice cream man hates gays!,'' etc, which gathered a crowd that was getting increasingly angry and out of control. I was forced to leave without any real support or help from the event coordinator whom I had paid the entrance fee to. My question is, because I was discriminated against for my religious beliefs at this event, which I was NOT promoting in any way, do I have the right to demand my entrance fee, equipment rental and lost income money back from the event coordinator? Would you suggest any other legal action for the public defamation, etc? Thank you!

Asked on 9/02/08, 9:30 am

David Anderson Anderson Business Law LLC

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Re: Religious Discrimination

I would like to see your contract with festival org.

I have a private referral contact who could be helpful.

Answered on 9/02/08, 9:37 am

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