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Discussion: Homophobes fined up to $150,000 for not baking gay cake.
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Homophobes fined up to $150,000 for not baking gay cake.
Note from Rudeboyy: They can be fined UP TO 150K, the final number hasn't been decided but they will be fined and it could be up to 150,000.
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The owners of an Oregon bakery who turned away a lesbian couple who sought a wedding cake violated the state's anti-discrimination laws, state officials announced Feb. 2.
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ruled that Aaron and Melissa Klein, who own Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham, will have to pay the lesbian couple up to $150,000, USA Today is reporting. The final amount is set to be determined at a March 10 hearing, according to the report.
Bureau spokesman Charlie Burr said in a statement cited by Reuters that although Oregon law provides an exemption for religious institutions, it "does not allow private businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation, just as they cannot legally deny service based on race, sex, age, disability or religion."
He added, "The bakery is not a religious institution under the law."
Attorney Paul Thompson, who is advising the lesbian couple, told OregonLive that he was happy with the ruling, noting, "The entire time, I felt the law was very much on our side because the law is black and white."
Meanwhile, Anna Harmon, the Kleins' lawyer, called the ruling "wrong and dangerous," and added, "Americans should not have to choose between adhering to their faith or closing their business, but that is what this decision means."
In October, the Kleins told The Daily Signal that a large fine from the state would “definitely” be enough to bankrupt the couple and their five children.
At the time of the 2013 incident, Aaron Klein argued that he and Melissa were simply living in accordance with their religious beliefs by rejecting the lesbian couple's request.
"I believe that marriage is a religious institution ordained by God," Klein is quoted as saying at the time. "I'd rather have my kids see their dad stand up for what he believes in than to see him bow down because one person complained."
With more U.S. states implementing same-sex marriage legislation, bakeries have become an unlikely battleground for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in recent months.
In January, the owner of a Colorado-based bakery was slapped with a religious discrimination complaint after she refused to bake a cake decorated with anti-gay images and phrases
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/0...n_6604526.html
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Should have been accepting 
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YASSSSS!!!! 
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Well i feel bad for their 5 kids with the family now most likely being bankrupt but i hope this teaches them a important lesson about homophobia 
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Give for the couple that they're getting married.
But the ones who refused to bake the cake. Serves them right
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Wow 150.000
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In January, the owner of a Colorado-based bakery was slapped with a religious discrimination complaint after she refused to bake a cake decorated with anti-gay images and phrases
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Myyyyy god.
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In that case gay bakeries should get 150,000 dollar fines for refusing to bake anti-gay cakes 
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Originally posted by Goosey
In that case gay bakeries should get 150,000 dollar fines for refusing to bake anti-gay cakes |
"if you can't have one, no one can" 5-year old teas
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150.000
Serves them right.
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there is no religion on earth that says you can't bake a cake for a gay couple. 
it's funny how homophobes are also the biggest morons. 
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I was thinking of jumping in front of a car to pay student loans but this seems safer. Will give it a try.
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Originally posted by Bad Influence
I was thinking of jumping in front of a car to pay student loans but this seems safer. Will give it a try.
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SCREAMING
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Originally posted by Newt
"if you can't have one, no one can" 5-year old teas
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Pft I am on the side of the family here, they didn't want to bake the cake, well tough, the lesbians could just go to another bakery, big whoop  it should have been a $50 fine TOPS.
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Originally posted by Goosey
In that case gay bakeries should get 150,000 dollar fines for refusing to bake anti-gay cakes |
The fact you think those two situations can be equated to each other
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Originally posted by Goosey
Pft I am on the side of the family here, they didn't want to bake the cake, well tough, the lesbians could just go to another bakery, big whoop it should have been a $50 fine TOPS. |
So you support discrimination and arbitrary hate?
The fact that you think they should still get a fine means you still think they did something wrong so...
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Originally posted by Goosey
Pft I am on the side of the family here, they didn't want to bake the cake, well tough, the lesbians could just go to another bakery, big whoop it should have been a $50 fine TOPS. |
Bitch deserved it. She can move to another country where lawmaking isn't bound by religion!
Although I feel kind of bad for her family, $150,000 is a lot and they will struggle for ages.
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Originally posted by Goosey
Pft I am on the side of the family here, they didn't want to bake the cake, well tough, the lesbians could just go to another bakery, big whoop it should have been a $50 fine TOPS. |
Define "Anti Gay- Cake"? Why would someone want a cake specifically against gays? Can you imagine a room full of people enjoying a gigantic "GAYS GO TO HELL cake". It seems a bit sardonic.
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Originally posted by Goosey
Pft I am on the side of the family here, they didn't want to bake the cake, well tough, the lesbians could just go to another bakery, big whoop it should have been a $50 fine TOPS. |
of course you are.
the lesbians have every right to take this to court. the family violated the law and discriminated against them. I don't think they should be fined that much but definitely more than $50. I was thinking $5000.
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