Two gay men were crushed when they discovered 80 pamphlets about sin inside a package that was supposed to full of their wedding programs.
Andrew Borg, 31, and Stephen Heasley, 39, sued Vistaprint months after their September 2017 wedding in Butler County, Pennsylvania – where they received the religious bulletins titled: ‘Understanding Temptation: Fight the good fight of the faith,’ just one day before their ceremony.
In a new lawsuit, the couple said the printing company discriminated against them because of their the sexual orientation, according to the New York Daily News.
The now-married pair also never received the 100 pack of programs they paid nearly $80 for.
Andrew Borg and Stephen Heasley sued Vistaprint months after their September 2017 wedding after they received the religious bulletins instead of their wedding programs
Their programs were customized with the lyrics from ‘Treasure’ by Above and Beyond, which was the song that played during their ceremony
Instead, they received pamphlets titled: ‘Understanding Temptation: Fight the good fight of the faith,’
The programs were customized with the lyrics from ‘Treasure’ by Above and Beyond, which was the song that played during their ceremony, the New York Post reports.
Instead, they received the pamphlets that read in part: ‘Satan entices your flesh with evil desires’ and sin is the result of your failure to resist the temptation. It is an act of rebellion against God’s holiness.’
The couple argue in the lawsuit that although the pamphlets did not include any messages about homosexuality, they were intended to be hateful, and also equated their relationship to Satan’s temptation.’
The now-married pair also never received the 100 pack of programs they paid nearly $80 for
The couple’s lawyer, Michael J. Willemin, said the case ‘presents a particularly egregious example of a company refusing to provide equal services to members of the LBGTQ community.’
A spokesperson for Vistaprint said in a statement the company has launched an internal investigation.
‘We have just been made aware of this incident in the last few hours,’ the spokesperson said.
‘We understand how upsetting it would be for anyone to receive materials such as these the night before their wedding.’
A spokesperson for Vistaprint said an internal investigation has been launched