Posted on 07/10/2015 5:17:01 AM PDT by HomerBohn
Two Christian bakers who refused to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding have been ordered to pay $135,000 in damages by July 13 or else the state of Oregon could place a lien on their home.
Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, were punished by the states Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) for unlawfully discriminating against a same-sex couple.
The Kleins, who are devout evangelical Christians, argued that baking the cake would be a violation of their religious beliefs.
The BOLI ruling ordered the mom-and-pop bakers to pay $135,000 to the lesbian couple. They were also slapped with a gag order that prohibits them from speaking publicly about their refusal to participate in or bake wedding cakes for same-sex unions.
And now - they have until July 13 to pay the damages or else face additional fines and a possible lien on their home.
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“Why couldnt they just go to their cupcake-baker ally (the one who got the Kleins GoFundMe throw out) and have her bake them a brace of wedding cupcakes? “
It was never about cake.
If they leave the house to their heirs and those heirs leave the house to -their heirs, and so on, then the house never gets sold.
They probably don’t care, their hatred is so strong,
that if they take out the Christians,
they’ve killed the golden goose that makes this country run,
and provides the wealth that they “redistribute”.
2 Thessalonians 1:6
God is just; He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you.
Avakian will not get away with this forever. I predict future “trouble”
I am hoping that they not only never pay those perverts a dime, but that they sue them into bankruptcy for lying on their complaint. They had a 3 page list of physical complaints that they claim were caused by being denied the opportunity to have this particular bakery bake them a cake.
There is no doubt they committed a dozen acts of perjury when they filed their complaint.
Those perverts are evil people. Evil.
As much as I would agree with you about cameras in this situation, we MUST make it clear that “cameras” are protected by the 1st Amendment.
Correspondingly, firearms are protected by the 2nd Amendment.
Provide all the video you want, that WILL NOT stop the government from illegally (4th Amendment) confiscating what they will call “children in danger”.
Fed-zilla cannot “magically” appear on my doorstep and summarily ^confiscate/render^ American citizens (children) without my defiance and the impressing of my 4th and 2nd Amendment rights.
In my world, I recommend that CPS purchase body-armor...just saying.
So, can they make a muzzy imam perform a wedding for Jews? Where does this crap end?
Hitler would not be proud. He would be in awe, and frankly envious of their success.
Thw word we are searching for is “pogrom” - this has gone national.
Or a Wyatt’s Torch moment.
Unless and until the rainbow empire removes our guns, we are better armed than they are. Attorneys have not yet figured out that paper will not stop lead. They will probably have to learn that the hard way.
The problem so far is that the will to actually use those guns has been lacking. The bread is awfully tasty and the circus is sure fun to watch...
> A lien will go onto the property. At that point they should burn it down.
Oh I’d like to see a house burn to the ground but not the Steins and no not the WH either (don’t want to give the NSA something to masturbate over; sorry folks).
Leaving the state won't dismiss the fine. They should just declare bankruptcy.
I agree. As I said, we are a nation of herbivores. All those ammo boxes are just doorstops.
As Alinsky said, “the issue is never the issue. The issue is the revolution. “ then it makes perfect sense
A lein doesn't mean they lose their home. Just if they sell it any equity goes to the state.
“They should tell Oregon to pound sand and relocate. Maybe Texas?”
The state will basically take their house.
My understanding is the business has been closed and liquidated. If they incorporated the business as an LLC, I’m surprised the judge would be able to place a lien on their personal property for the actions of a defunct business.
It does seem as though they have a due process case. I wonder why their attorney has not gone to a state or federal court to request a stay of the order pending appeal.
Is “Sweet Cakes” a corporation? If so, the state should not be able to put a lien on their home.
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