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Christian bakery guilty of violating civil rights of lesbian couple
foxnews.com ^ | 1/21/14 | Todd Starnes

Posted on 01/22/2014 6:41:31 AM PST by armydawg505

The owners of a Christian bakery who refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple are facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines after they were found guilty of violating the couple’s civil rights.

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries said they found “substantial evidence” that Sweet Cakes by Melissa discriminated against the lesbian couple and violated the Oregon Equality Act of 2007, a law that protects the rights of the LGBT community.

Last year, the bakery’s owners refused to make a wedding cake for Rachel Cryer and Laurel Bowman, of Portland, citing their Christian beliefs. The couple then filed a complaint with the state.

Aaron Klein told me there will be no reconciliation and there will be no rehabilitation. “The investigation concludes that the bakery is not a religious institution under the law and that the business’ policy of refusing to make same-sex wedding cakes represents unlawful discrimination based on sexual orientation,” said Charlie Burr, a spokesman for the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; bakery; celebratesin; christians; downourthroats; firstamendment; freedomofreligion; freeexercise; freespeech; homosexualagenda; inourfaces; judicialactivism; lawsuit; liberalfascism; lunacy; samesexmarriage; sweetcakes
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Gays (lesbians, in particular) are all over the bakery industry - just look at the Food Network or an episode of The Barefoot Contessa or Chopped. A conservative could go into one of these bakeries (try NYC!) and request some anti-gay cake message on their red velvet. But conservatives are not good at organizing and are usually at work, so it never gets done.


41 posted on 01/22/2014 7:27:53 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: miss marmelstein

I am in MA. I would do it if I could find a confirmed Liberal bakery. But I’m not prepared to spend a lot of dough going from business to business to weed one out.


42 posted on 01/22/2014 7:40:49 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts ("The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." - George Orwell)
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To: miss marmelstein

And yes....pun intended.


43 posted on 01/22/2014 7:41:14 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts ("The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." - George Orwell)
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To: Maudeen
I went to their website last night http://www.sweetcakesweb.com/ and saw they are going to have cookies soon and plan to order some and anything else that might be mail order. Also provided some words of encouragement.

I went to their website a couple of times over the past year, and emailed them and asked if they took orders that they could mail out. I never received a response and assumed that they did not (and were too busy to respond). I will try again.

44 posted on 01/22/2014 7:43:10 AM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Mears

I should have done it...today is my husband’s birthday. ..but I don’t know political leanings of bakeries...heck don’t know any bakeries here


45 posted on 01/22/2014 7:47:36 AM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: armydawg505

It’s not a surprise that you now “have a right” to buy a product from a private vendor, even when they don’t want to provide it... It’s not that different from forcing private physicians to perform involuntary services under MaobamaCare.

It’s time to Refresh the Tree!!


46 posted on 01/22/2014 7:48:51 AM PST by doc390
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To: DJ MacWoW
The black robed tyrants have found all sorts of things in the Constitution that aren’t there.

The Nine. Yes.

They ARE the Nazgul. Led by The Witch King....John Roberts.


47 posted on 01/22/2014 7:48:52 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts ("The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." - George Orwell)
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To: DJ MacWoW
nowhere in my copy of the Constitution is there a right to be served....

I remember seeing these signs on restaurant doors years ago .....



what happened??
48 posted on 01/22/2014 7:50:18 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Just google a few in your state. Libs always announce they’re libs - they’re so morally superior to us that they don’t care who knows their awful political views. I’m sure along with the cupcake descriptions are screeds against conservatives!

On the other hand, why waste your time, lol!?


49 posted on 01/22/2014 7:50:46 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: armydawg505
This business was targeted by the Gay Mafia. If they could shut down every Christian business they would be elated. Of course their conscience still bares witness against their sinful lifestyle. Until they repent they won't be able to shut out the deep conviction that their sexually depraved lifestyle is an abomination. (2Timothy 3)
50 posted on 01/22/2014 7:53:07 AM PST by 444Flyer (How long O LORD?)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Liberals. They happened. Urged on by Communists who infiltrated us decades ago.


51 posted on 01/22/2014 7:53:09 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Good one!


52 posted on 01/22/2014 7:53:44 AM PST by 444Flyer (How long O LORD?)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

2nd Amendment cake request won’t work because that is not a protected class. Demand a cake with scripture that says something about homosexual behavior being wrong. Religion is a protected class under the law.


53 posted on 01/22/2014 7:54:23 AM PST by NCLaw441
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Yes.


54 posted on 01/22/2014 7:55:45 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: DJ MacWoW
thats precisely what I was aludding to

ive never heard of any fights over restaurants or bars displaying these sorts of signs. That being said I wonder if there had been such a sign at the bakery in question if things might have turned out differently.


55 posted on 01/22/2014 7:56:20 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
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To: armydawg505
Aaron and Melissa Klein will now have to report to the re-education camp to receive their badge of shame.


56 posted on 01/22/2014 7:57:35 AM PST by red-dawg
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To: armydawg505

Great, and what conservative organization is taking up collections for this embattled couple.

crickets.


57 posted on 01/22/2014 7:59:18 AM PST by Chickensoup (V)
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To: armydawg505

http://www.amazon.com/Reserve-Right-Refuse-Service-Anyone/dp/B00A01HCUK

the ubiquitous We Refuse the right of service to anyone signs are still on sale.

I have to wonder if the bakery had had one of these signs posted if they could have fended off this psychotic attack?


58 posted on 01/22/2014 7:59:38 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Are you Kidding?

PROGRESSIVE INSURENCE??


59 posted on 01/22/2014 8:04:14 AM PST by Chickensoup (V)
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To: Maudeen

FIGHT!


60 posted on 01/22/2014 8:05:56 AM PST by onedoug
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