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Monday, July 6, 2015
Christian Bakers Who Declined to Make Cake for ‘Gay Wedding’ Ordered to Pay $135,000 to Lesbians
Source: www.christiannews.net
As previously reported, Aaron and Melissa Klein operate Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham, which is now operated from the couple’s home after the Kleins’ shut their doors due to harassment. In January 2013, Aaron was approached by a mother and her daughter as the two were interested in a cake for the daughter’s upcoming wedding—to her lesbian partner.
“My first question was what’s the wedding date,” Klein told television station KTW in Portland. “My next question was [the] bride and groom’s name. … The girl giggled a little bit and said, ‘It’s two brides.’”
He then informed the women that the bakery does not make cakes for homosexual events.
“I apologized for wasting their time and said that, unfortunately, we do not do same-sex marriages,” Klein explained.
The women left Sweet Cakes upset about the incident, and later, one of them filed a complaint with the state. The Oregon attorney general’s office soon launched an investigation against the Klein’s as the state’s non-discrimination laws prevent public accommodations from being denied to any individual on the basis of “race, color, religion, sex [or] sexual orientation.”
But Klein states that he regularly serves homosexuals. He believes that there is a difference between serving homosexuals in general and having to personally facilitate same-sex ceremonies, which is an act of participation.
“I have customers come in almost on a weekly basis that are homosexual,” he said. “They can buy my stuff. I sell stuff. I talk with them. That’s fine. … This was not the first time we’ve served these girls.”
“We were being asked to participate in something that we could not participate in,” Klein’s wife, Melissa, noted.
Some Christians believe that being a part of a same-sex event violates the biblical command in 1 Timothy 5:22 not to be “partakers in other men’s sins,” as well as the command in Ephesians 5:7, “Be not ye therefore partakers with them.”
In February, a judge with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ruled that the Christian bakers are guilty of discrimination for declining to make the cake, thus moving the matter into the sentencing phase. The Kleins had expressed concern prior to the ruling that if they were forced to pay a fine for declining the cake over their Christian convictions, the penalty would “definitely” bankrupt the family.
In April, Alan McCullough, an administrative judge with the bureau, recommended a fine of $135,000, with one of the women receiving $75,000 and the other $60,000. Prosecutors had sought damages of $75,000 each.
The two women, who have been identified as Rachel Cryer and Laurel Bowman, submitted individual lists of just under 100 aspects of suffering in order to receive the damages. They included “acute loss of confidence,” “doubt,” “distrust of men,” “distrust of former friends,” “excessive sleep,” “discomfort,” “high blood pressure,” “impaired digestion,” “loss of appetite,” “migraine headaches,” “loss of pride,” “mental rape,” “resumption of smoking habit,” “shock” “stunned,” “surprise,” “uncertainty,” “weight gain” and “worry.”
But the Kleins told the court that they too had suffered because of the attacks that they received over their desire to live out their Christian faith in the workplace. They stated that they endured “mafia tactics” as their car was vandalized and broken into on two occasions, their vendors were harassed by homosexual advocates resulting in some businesses breaking ties with them, and they received threatening emails wishing rape, death and Hell upon the family. As a result, they had to close their business and move it into their private home.
This week, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries accepted McCollough’s recommendation and fined the Kleins $135,000.
“This case is not about a wedding cake or a marriage,” the final order, written by Commissioner Brad Avakian, read. “It is about a business’s refusal to serve someone because of their sexual orientation. Under Oregon law, that is illegal.”
The Kleins told commentator Todd Starnes that they are disappointed by the order and plan to appeal.
“We were just running our business the best we could—following the Lord’s example,” Melissa Kelin stated. “I’m just blown away by the ruling. They are punishing us for not participating in the wedding.”
Aaron Klein vowed to fight Avakian in court.
“This man has no power over me,” he said. “He seems to think he can tell me to be quiet. That doesn’t sit well with me and I refuse to comply.”
Sweet Cakes by Melissa had served Cryer and Bowman for all other orders at their bakery, and even considered the women to be their friends.
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Sunday, July 5, 2015
Unprofessional Actions Might Stagnate Her Career
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Moving from one station to another often signals that the concerned talent has opted for greener pastures and better opportunities. While others have been successful in their move, others were not as fortunate, and consequently, their careers faded slowly into oblivion. Nonetheless, some talents are persistent in pursuing their career that they actually have made the rounds of major stations.
For someone who has moved around the three networks, Sultry Talent (ST) has managed to reinvent herself since she was discovered in her first station. ST, however, was unhappy, as she did not have projects in that station, which prioritized other talents. Besides, ST was gearing towards an image that already belonged to one of her contemporaries in the said station. Luckily, her second station made her a household name, as she appeared in various types of projects, such as drama, comedy, and game shows.
Nonetheless, as her second station is still searching for its niche, ST surprised the public by moving to her third station, which some claim was a good move on her part. With her management having close ties with the third station, ST was given several marked projects. Despite constant denials that she had enrichment done on her body, ST had to make sure that she would not be outdone by her homegrown costars. However, something was amiss.
During one taping schedule, ST begged off and cited “sickness” as her reason for not being able to show up. When an actress fails to attend taping, she ruins the schedule of the production. Thus, the heads have two options. First, scriptwriters will revise the script to write out the character played by the absent talent for the shooting day. Second, the production will pack up. Regardless of the options, every delay in shooting is equal to financial loss.
While being sick was a legitimate reason, ST was absolved until someone saw that ST posted a photo with her boyfriend. The alleged photo was taken at the time when ST claimed she was sick. The picture indicated that she seemed to be on holiday abroad with her boyfriend. When the production saw the photo, the management of ST was immediately contacted to complain about her unprofessionalism.
When so many talents are out of work, ST opted to behave that is quite risky and embarrassing. As ST is among the lucky ones to have another chance to make it big via her third network, she opted to be amateurish about it by first, skipping a career responsibility and lying about it, and second, by posting a photo, which could incriminate her, without thinking before clicking. Even with a competent management, continuing her unprofessional behavior might end up with her having no acting career at all. Her third network has a rich pool of talents and ST is just one of them.
“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
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