The Oregon Department of Justice is looking into a complaint that a
Gresham bakery refused to make a wedding cake for a same sex marriage.
It started on Jan. 17 when a mother and daughter showed up at Sweet Cakes by Melissa looking for the perfect wedding cake.
"My first question is what's the wedding date," said owner Aaron Klein. "My next question is bride and groom's name ... the girl giggled a little bit and said it's two brides."
Klein apologized to the women and told them he and his wife do not
make cakes for same-sex marriages. Klein said the women were disgusted
and walked out.
"I believe that marriage is a religious institution ordained by God,"
said Klein. "A man should leave his mother and father and cling to his
wife ... that to me is the beginning of marriage."
At the advice of their attorney, the women are not speaking to the
media, but they have plenty of support. Numerous people have blasted
the Klein's on the internet.
What Klein wants to make clear is that he and his wife do not hate homosexuals.
"They can buy my stuff," said Klein. "I'll sell them stuff ... I'll talk to them, it's fine."
What is not fine, according to Klein, is a marriage between people of the same sex. He will always stand by that conviction.
"I'd rather have my kids see their dad stand up for what he believes in then to see him bow down because one person complained."
ORS 659A.403 is the law in question. In short, it prohibits
discrimination in places of public accommodation. Klein and his wife
have two weeks to respond to the Oregon Department of Justice's inquiry
into what happened.
The only reason I posted this, is to point out, that legally, the couple in question aren't getting married.
Oregon only allows domestic unions not same sex marriage...so, this fucktard wouldn't be making a cake for a marriage but for a domestic union...he's not violating any Biblical law or scripture, besides that, didn't both Jesus and Paul say that we are to obey the laws of the land and to not do so would violate the will of God?
This man wouldn't be allowed to not serve anyone else, no matter what race, creed, gender, religious conviction etc, what makes him think we should show him one ounce of pity for his unlawful behavior?
He and his wife made a "choice" to open a public business and should fully be held accountable for not providing that service based solely on religious prejudice.
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