Posted on 09/02/2013 6:24:34 AM PDT by lowbridge
A Gresham bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, prompting a state investigation, shut its doors.
On Sunday, KGW stopped by Sweet Cakes by Melissa and found the bakery completely empty. All counter tops, display cases and decorations were gone.
Hanging in the window was a sign from the Oregon Family Council that read "Religious freedom is under attack in Gresham."
As first reported in Willamette Week, Sweet Cakes by Melissa posted on its Facebook page, “This will be our last weekend at the shop we are moving our business to an in home bakery. I will post our new number soon.”
In January, Laurel Bowman said Sweet Cakes by Melissa refused to sell her a cake after learning it would be for a same-sex wedding.
(Excerpt) Read more at kgw.com ...
they make american’s proud. I admire them totally. I would do the same thing and I’ll bet most freepers would also...
Where does this end? With heavy fines for publicly expressing a viewpoint that a homosexual finds offensive, like in Canada? With bugs on the pulpits in churches to make sure the preachers don't say anything negative in their sermons about homosexual behavior?
As shown by the comments on the site of the original article.... couldn’t read too far without shaking my head how many people have NO common sense...it is all about victimhood...
We are a society celebrating victim hood, which means $$$.
You are correct, sadly.
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