Posted on 07/03/2015 3:18:22 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Baker Has a Message for the Gov’t Official Who Just Fined Him $135,000 for Declining a Gay Wedding Cake: ‘He’s Doing This With the Wrong Christian
Just hours after Oregon officials announced that Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweetcakes by Melissa, would be fined $135,000 for their refusal to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding, Aaron Klein had a message for government officials: He has no plans of backing down.
“He wants to silence anyone who opposes his point of view,” Klein told TheBlaze, speaking specifically about Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, who has spearheaded the case against the couple. “Unfortunately, he’s doing this with the wrong Christian, because I fight back.”
Klein also delivered a message to Americans and business leaders about why he believes that his case is monumentally important.
“For years, we’ve heard same-sex marriage will not affect anybody,” he said. “I’m here firsthand to tell everyone in America that it has already impacted people. Christians, get ready to take a stand. Get ready for civil disobedience.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
The undesirables must be identified and removed. They stink and are a blot on our progressive society. But, let’s do it legally. Then in the name of law, we can mark them, shut down their businesses, force them out of work, pack them up and ship them off to the camps so we don’t have to see them, and where work will set them free.
They don’t exist. What happens to them in the camps is irrelevant; as long as our progressive brave new world does not have to see them or acknowledge their existence or non-existence.
To me the most amazing part of this decision is the fine. The fact that someone can be denied their livelihood and deprived of assets for simply refusing a service readily available elsewhere just floors me! Can I now sue my local grocery chain for not carrying my favorite mustard based barbecue sauce, especially if I went in the store earlier and confirmed they didn’t carry it but did carry multiple tomato based brands? This harsh and heavily prejudiced ruling is meant to destroy opposition to the gay agenda. Look for it to be applied to churches next as my home church has already been approached and denied a gay wedding on doctrine grounds. If the people of Oregon don’t change or at least put reasonable limits on fines, Oregon is lost.
Since the WH was lit up with GAYSTAPO colors, will they light up the WH with Red/White/Blue?
I’m agreed. We need to fight back.
He’ll never let it beyond the Cert request.
Wanted to say to all my fellow “freepers” I am not surprised at your resistance to this tyranny~~~but mostly, I want to say~THANK YOU! And, God bless you all!!
The Lord will not be mocked!
And, we will not be silenced!
I believe to date this has been handled by a state agency. So yeah, the next step is appeal to the state courts, then the federal court if necessary, and this could well wind up with the Supreme Court. If they decided to hear it.
Liking this couple. Good for him to speak up.
Hopefully, someone courageous like Donald Trump will simply pay the fine for them, and then support their legal defense to get it back. Even people who happen to be gay should be very troubled by this totalitarian state activity by a state government. If allowed to stand, this is only the beginning of a group by group encroachment of a government that is becoming aggressive against it’s own electorate. Mincing words, here.
Why does he have to be quiet? There was no agreed upon settlement.
Will add the Kleins to my prayer list. Satan wants to destroy Christians who stand up to his followers
Good to see that this link has a new crowdfunding link. They were banned by GoFundMe. I have now banned GoFundMe.
Its going to come to this and there is no way around it. Be ready everybody.
Why pay anything unless absolutely required to do so?
Listed on Facebook as "politician"
Looks like a sodomite.
But that tax will be a fee which is a tax except when it’s not a tax.
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