Posted on 04/28/2015 1:48:22 PM PDT by NYer
A married couple is at risk of losing everything including their home after refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. And on top of that, after being fined $135,000, GoFundMe.com pulled a fundraising effort for the couple because of...tolerance or something.
Todd Starnes reports:
The owners of an Oregon bakery learned Friday that there is a severe price to pay for following their Christian faith.Totalitolerance at its best.
A judge for the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) recommended a lesbian couple should receive $135,000 in damages for their emotional suffering after Sweet Cakes by Melissa refused to make them a wedding cake.
As a result - Aaron and Melissa Klein could lose everything they own — including their home.
The Oregonian reports the recommended penalty is not final and could be raised or lowered by State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian.
The controversy started in 2013 when Aaron Klein declined to provide a cake for a lesbian wedding. Later that year, the women filed a complaint against Klein and his wife, Melissa.
"The facts of this case clearly demonstrate that the Kleins unlawfully discriminated against the Complainants,” read a statement by the BOLI to the Oregonian. “Under Oregon law, businesses cannot discriminate or refuse service based on sexual orientation, just as they cannot turn customers away because of race, sex, disability, age or religion. Our agency is committed to fair and thorough enforcement of Oregon civil rights laws, including the Equality Act of 2007."
Within hours of the ruling, the Family Research Council facilitated the establishment of a GoFundMe account to help the Kleins raise the money the need. In less than eight hours, more than $100,000 was raised.
However, late Friday GoFundMe pulled the plug — sending this message to would-be donors:
“After careful review by our team, we have found the ‘Support Sweet Cakes By Melissa’ campaign to be in violation of our Terms and Conditions,” the message read. “The money raised thus far will still be made available for withdrawal.”
Holy moly, ping!
Maybe if we did a little rioting they would see the errors of their thinking?
Just appeal this to a real court
Can we start a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to buy GoFundMe?
[ Maybe if we did a little rioting they would see the errors of their thinking? ]
Sadly seems to tbe the only way to “get attention” these days, but it is still the wrong way...
[ Can we start a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to buy GoFundMe? ]
Or start your own gofundme type site specializing in conservative issues!
Samaritans Purse, that does the shoe boxes at Christmas took over the fund raising
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/christian-couple-faces-135000-fine/
I understand Franklin Graham’s organization - Samaritan’s Purse - has a fund to help these people.
People of Western Culture don’t riot,
we ambush.
(1776)
A couple of other threads if anyone is interested in reading the comments thereon;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3283104/posts
Bakers must pay $135,000 for refusing to make cake for gay wedding ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3282793/posts
State Says Bakers Should Pay $135,000 for Refusing to Bake Cake for Same-Sex Wedding
obvious 13th and 8th Amendment violations
Id rather start a competing site called GoFundIt and take GoFundMe’s business away.
The power of Capitalism. I love it.
When these crazies set out to destroy peoples lives, they should be worried that some may set out to destroy theirs. I suppose some of them would even hope for a violent reaction so they could become martyrs, but the pushing is going to continue until there is total subjugation or the cost becomes too high.
Sounds like GoFundme needs a complaint filed against it for discriminating against Christians.
Is there SCOTUS precedent for this kind of case?
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