The owner of an Illinois inn says he won’t be changing his business policy despite a hefty fine for refusing to host a gay couple’s civil union ceremony. Jim Walder, who owns TimberCreek Bed & Breakfast in Paxton, Illinois, was fined more than $80,000 by the Illinois Human Rights Commission on March 29, Reuters is reporting. Walder was ordered to pay $30,000 to Todd and Mark Wathen for emotional distress and $50,000 in fees to their attorneys.
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