DogFood 1,649 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/03/sweet-cakes-by-melissa-violation-_n_6604526.html The owners of an Oregon bakery who turned away a lesbian couple who sought a wedding cake violated the state's anti-discrimination laws, state officials announced Feb. 2. The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ruled that Aaron and Melissa Klein, who own Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham, will have to pay the lesbian couple up to $150,000, USA Today is reporting. The final amount is set to be determined at a March 10 hearing, according to the report. Bureau spokesman Charlie Burr said in a statement cited by Reuters that although Oregon law provides an exemption for religious institutions, it "does not allow private businesses to discriminate based on s-xual orientation, just as they cannot legally deny service based on race, s-x, age, disability or religion." He added, "The bakery is not a religious institution under the law." Attorney Paul Thompson, who is advising the lesbian couple, told OregonLive that he was happy with the ruling, noting, "The entire time, I felt the law was very much on our side because the law is black and white." Meanwhile, Anna Harmon, the Kleins' lawyer, called the ruling "wrong and dangerous," and added, "Americans should not have to choose between adhering to their faith or closing their business, but that is what this decision means." In October, the Kleins told The Daily Signal that a large fine from the state would “definitely†be enough to bankrupt the couple and their five children. Meanwhile, footage of Melissa Klein's emotional speech about the case at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. went viral in the blogosphere around the same time. At the time of the 2013 incident, Aaron Klein argued that he and Melissa were simply living in accordance with their religious beliefs by rejecting the lesbian couple's request. "I believe that marriage is a religious institution ordained by God," Klein is quoted as saying at the time. "I'd rather have my kids see their dad stand up for what he believes in than to see him bow down because one person complained." With more U.S. states implementing same-s-x marriage legislation, bakeries have become an unlikely battleground for lesbian, gay, bis-xual and transgender (LGBT) rights in recent months. In January, the owner of a Colorado-based bakery was slapped with a religious discrimination complaint after she refused to bake a cake decorated with anti-gay MEGHAN TRAINOR | Katy Perry | Taylor Swift | Lady Gaga | Rihanna | Ariana Grande | Beyoncé | Nicki Minaj | Sam Smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainingOnMe 7,280 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Refusing to make a simple cake for two women? Disgusting.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Lesbiabs don't play. I learned that the hard way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Good, teach them what's up. If you're a company providing public services, then you don't get to discriminate against certain segments of that public and not serve them. You serve all of the public or none of it. Period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Versace 2,987 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Lesbiabs don't play. I learned that the hard way are those Lana Del Rey lyrics? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCHofficial 5,293 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 so much money weird country Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jeans 3,815 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Get them coins Queens These homophobes need to learn the hard way.. I hope they go bankrupt for being so ignorant Destiny is for losers. It’s just a stupid excuse to wait for things to happen instead of making them happen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,645 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 so much money weird country We like our Money Honey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstreak 6,653 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 People need to learn the extent of what their "faith" actually means. Believing marriage is between a man and woman simply menas YOU, the individual, cannot marry someone of the same gender. That doesn't mean you can force that on society, that doesn't mean you can't bake cakes for other people's weddings, that doesn't mean you can't provide flowers for someone elses wedding, etc. I can't marry someone of the same gender, therefore you can't have a cake made by us does not follow any sot of logic. Take a moment to think of just flexibility, love, and trust~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,645 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 You serve all of the public or none of it. Period. Regardless of what you believe, this right here is literally all that needs to be said regarding this issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 That's dumb, I doubt that cake was worth $150K. If they had a problem they should have just found a different bakery.In January, the owner of a Colorado-based bakery was slapped with a religious discrimination complaint after she refused to bake a cake decorated with anti-gayIf this lady also gets fined up to $150,000 for discrimination then we can call it a fair deal... "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 are those Lana Del Rey lyrics? Yes. They are from her never before heard album, Music to Watch Girls To :emma: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz 4,253 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 a gay bakery isnt a bad idea tho i'mma open a Gaykery. i'll be famous I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByeBye49 161 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bio 23,538 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 That's dumb, I doubt that cake was worth $150K. If they had a problem they should have just found a different bakery.If this lady also gets fined up to $150,000 for discrimination then we can call it a fair deal... Yes cause refusing to bash gay people is a discrimination against religion :awkney: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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