Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, were told that if they don’t pay the $135,000 awarded to the gay couple who sued them, a lien will be placed against their home next week.
#tcot #cbn #news Christian Bakers: Ruling Should Scare Every American: Aaron and Melissa Klein, the Christian… http://t.co/JUgAe9cXEG
— Patty (@littlebytesnews) July 10, 2015
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The Kleins were slapped with a massive fine and served with a gag order by Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian after they refused to make a cake for a lesbian couple’s wedding back in 2013, making it illegal for them to talk openly about their desire to not bake items for same-sex weddings:
“The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries hereby orders [Aaron and Melissa Klein] to cease and desist from publishing, circulating, issuing or displaying, or causing to be published … any communication to the effect that any of the accommodations … will be refused, withheld from or denied to, or that any discrimination be made against, any person on account of their sexual orientation,” [Administrative Law Judge Alan] Avakian wrote.
what idiot judge issued Aaron and Melissa Klein to gag it. Did he gag the gay couple who set them up? I will speak for you
— carole robinson (@crobinson8279) July 7, 2015
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While the Supreme Court recently legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, that has no bearing on the Klein’s case, which is based upon their religious beliefs.
Fortunately, the Kleins have had a massive outpouring of support from their fellow Christians across the country, and an online fundraiser has raised over $240,000. However, as with anything else, the government gets a slice of the pie, and they will have to pay taxes on that amount.
But, the amount raised is beside the point, since this entire situation should have never happened. The fact of the matter remains that our government has become more of a totalitarian regime, which will use its power to force people into believing certain things and acting certain ways, as we see with the Kleins.
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Despite their First Amendment right to practice their religion without interference – including lesbian interference – this Avakian character thinks he’s going to wield his bureaucratic sword and strike down this family for staying true to their beliefs, and unfortunately, it appears he’s been successful thus far.
This is not about gays. This is about power and control. And liberal states like Oregon will use the leftist mantra of so-called “tolerance” to continue to rip apart the social fabric of society, until all that’s left is the Almighty State. So help us God.
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What? They had a fine of $135,000. They got $240,000 from a fundraiser to pay the fine. And the state filed a lien on their house if they don’t pay. The only way their home is threatened is if they are not planning to pay the fine with the money given to them to pay the fine.
Are they honest people or not?
They have not paid because they are fighting this in court.
The fine was levied by a gay activist Labor Commissioner, NOT a Judge. This kind of case could easily go to the US Supreme Court as a test case.
Keep in mind that the Bible warns that the Satanic government would control by requiring everyone to show their support for the Beast by the mark in the hand or forehead.
The idea here is the same.
The Satanic Federal Government (there is no other way to describe it) has been building up to this for decades, FORCING subjects to do it’s will.
The foot in the door was the Civil Rights act requiring anyone doing business to serve Blacks – whether or not their religion forbid it.
Christians did not objected. After all, Race is something you are born with, and of course God loves Blacks also etc.
However that set the precedent that the government can FORCE you to do something against your religious beliefs.
Over the years there have been issues, mostly about funding abortions.
However Obamacare set the precedent that the Federal Government can FORCE you to enter into a contract whether you want to or not.
Now that Sodomite and Lesbian marriage has been ruled a fundamental right, EQUAL to the right to worship, the next step if for the Government to force Christians (and others) to actively participate in Gay marriages. AND, when you combine that with the Obamacare precedent that you can be forced to enter into a contract TO DO SOMETHING YOU WOULD NOT ORDINARILY DO, the groundwork is set to force all Christians to participate in any kind of homosexual event – even if they are not in the business of doing whatever it is they want.
If this sounds over the top – keep in mind that until a few years ago America stood for FREEDOM, not slavery.