To no one’s surprise, the progressive Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the fine against Aaron and Melissa Klein for so-called discrimination against lesbian customers.
Judge Chris Garrett wrote the opinion stating:
“The Kleins seek an exemption based on their sincere religious opposition to same-sex marriage. But, those with sincere religious objections to marriage between people of different races, ethnicity or faiths could just as readily demand the same exemption. The Kleins do not offer a principled basis for limiting their requested exemption in the manner that they propose, except to argue that there are ‘decent and honorable’ reasons, grounded in religious faith for opposing same-sex marriage. That is not in dispute. But neither the sincerity, nor the religious basis, nor the historical pedigree of a particular belief has been held to give a special license for discrimination.”
According to Justice Garrett, your conscience must be set aside and you must service people even if it goes against your faith. And the progressives allow them to do it. Moreover, this victory emboldens the Rainbow Jhaid and gives the progressives the must needed weapons to not only discriminate and marginalize Christian businesses, but anyone who opposes their world view.
Bowman-Cryer were really useful idiots in the progressive cause. John Dunphy was not joking around in his “Religion for a New Age” piece back in early 1983 when he called Christianity a “rotting corpse.” Those were fighting words that should have been taken seriously. Now we are paying the price for not having the wisdom to understand what has been going on for years.
Here is an open statement to Justice Anthony Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States: You have been supportive of the LGBTQ agenda, from overturning the sodomy laws in Texas to making same-sex marriage legal in the United States. Now your libertarian views on sexual practices are coming in collusion with freedom of faith. Hardcore progressives would love to do away with freedom of faith while raising up sexual freedom and abortion.
Keep an eye on Justice Neil Gorsuch and see where he leans. If he rules in favor of the Rainbow Jhaid, it’s more proof that we can debunk the Republican Party as THE Conservative Party. However, even if Gorsuch rules correctly, we still can prove that the Republican Party is a progressive-lite party. It was Republican-appointed judges that gave us rulings in favor of pre-born baby murder and same-sex marriage, after all.
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord: Proverbs 17:15 (ESV)
Further Reading
Appeals court upholds fine against Christian bakers who refused to make same-sex wedding cake
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a decision by Oregon’s labor commissioner that forced two Gresham bakers to pay $135,000 to a lesbian couple for whom the bakers refused to make a wedding cake.
Melissa and Aaron Klein made national headlines in 2013 when they refused to bake a cake for Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer, citing their Christian beliefs. The Bowman-Cryers complained to the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, saying they had been refused service because of their sexual orientation.
Christian Couple Who Lost Bakery After Heavy Fine for Not Making Lesbian Wedding Cake Loses Appeal
Judge Chris Garrett wrote in his opinion that although Aaron and Melissa Klein, former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, may have sincere religious objections to making gay wedding cakes, people who are opposed to interracial marriages could also ask for the same exemptions, if granted.
“The Kleins seek an exemption based on their sincere religious opposition to same-sex marriage; but those with sincere religious objections to marriage between people of different races, ethnicities, or faiths could just as readily demand the same exemption,” Garrett argued.
Court rules against Oregon bakers who refused to make gay wedding cake
The case began back in January 2013, when Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of the since-closed Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery just outside Portland, Oregon, cited their religious beliefs when declining to make a wedding cake for Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer.
Following the incident, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found the Kleins in violation of a 2007 state law that protects the rights of LGBTQ people in employment, housing and public accommodations. In 2015, the couple was ordered to pay the Bowman-Cryers emotional distress damages.
One Sick Day Proves We Need More Voices in Truthful Media
On October 19, I was sick. It crossed my mind that I had finally gotten the ‘rona, but my wife’s cream of chicken soup and a few extra hours of sleep into mid-afternoon had be back up and running after a sleepless night before.
When I finally stumbled over to my computer in the evening, I was met with a deluge of concern from readers. They asked what had happened as only one article had been posted that day. Generally, we post between 10-20 daily between all of the sites, not included curated and aggregated content. Seeing that we’d only posted my super-early morning article before taking the rest of the day off had readers assuming the worst.
We have a wonderful and talented group of writers who volunteer their time for the sites and their readers. Sharing their amazing perspectives has always been a blessing to us because we cannot afford to hire anyone at this time. But having great writers is meaningless if we don’t have great editors, or at least one additional. My wife helps me read and edit stories from time to time, but I’m a one-man show when it comes to getting the stories posted.
Whenever I highlight our desperate need for donations, I note that we do not receive money from Google ads even though most in conservative media are beholden. I often ambiguously note that the money donated will help us grow. Today, I’m highlighting a specific need. We must get an editor to help take some of the load and to expand on our mission of spreading the truth to the world. One sick day proved that.
The great news is that there is no shortage of people who CAN help. I am emailed variations of resumes every week by people who are much smarter than I am. As much as I’d love to hire some of them, we simply cannot. That takes money and as blessed as we’ve been to receive donations and collect ad money (though not from Google or Facebook), we have still fallen short.
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Check out this commentary from Clashdaily.
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