When will the lesson sink in? You cannot win the anti-homosexual argument
based on beliefs derived from the Bible. One's values may well -and
entirely justifiably- be inspired by the Bible but they cannot be
justified politically on religious grounds. The basis of the case
needs to be scientific, serious research in such areas as
psychology, medicine, and anthropology.
This ought to be so obvious as to not require comment.
Unfortunately, it seems that no matter how many comments
might be made the lesson simply does not register.
This is anything but the "fault" of private business owners.
Such people want little more than to be good citizens and
provide a local commercial service. Where there IS blame
to be pointed out is at the Christian leadership level nationally.
This should also be obvious.
Billy
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Gay Advocates Get Their Way as Christian Bakers Who Refused to Bake Cake
for Lesbian Couple Forced to Close Shop
By _Leonardo Blair_ (http://www.christianpost.com/author/leonardo-blair/)
, CP Reporter
September 3, 2013
_www.christianpost.com_ (http://www.christianpost.com)
Under attack from gay rights advocates for refusing to bake a cake for a
lesbian couple because of their beliefs, a Christian couple in Gresham, Ore.,
was finally forced to shut down their store, Sweet Cakes by Melissa, this
weekend.
According to a _report in the Williamette Week_
(http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-30623-cake_bakery_that_refused_service_to_gays_has_closed.html)
,
an Aug. 30 entry on Sweet Cakes' now defunct Facebook page said, "This will
be our last weekend at the shop we are moving our business to an in home
bakery. I will post our new number soon. Email will stay the same
[email protected]."
The Christian Post reached out to Sweet Cakes By Melissa for comment by
phone on Monday morning but no one was available and a mailbox set-up by the
company was full.
Earlier this year the bakery came under fire from gay rights advocates
after the lesbians claimed that Sweet Cakes by Melissa owner Aaron Klein _told
them_
(http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-baker-under-fire-for-refusing-wedding-cake-for-lesbian-couple-89503/)
"they were abominations to
the Lord" when he refused to fill their order.
Klein, however, said he only: "apologized for wasting their time and said
we don't do same-sex marriages… (I) honestly did not mean to hurt anybody,
didn't mean to make anybody upset, (it's) just something I believe in very
strongly."
By June, however, gay rights advocates _ramped up their attacks_
(http://www.christianpost.com/news/gay-advocates-want-to-shutter-christian-bakery-that-
refused-to-make-wedding-cake-for-lesbians-97176/) on Aaron Klein and his
wife, Melissa, and called for their business to be shut down.
"You stupid bible thumping, hypocritical b****. I hope your kids get
really, really, sick and you go out of business," noted the advocates in one
vulgar email.
The couple claimed the advocates aggressively "badgered and harassed" some
of their clients until they no longer wanted to do business with their
bakery.
"My attorney likens this — he calls it economic terrorism," Aaron Klein had
said in June. "These people, they have literally tried to cut any business
ties off through harassment."
And last Saturday gay rights advocates ran them out of their store but the
couple doesn't appear to be giving up.
A _note posted on the door_
(http://www.koin.com/2013/09/01/38919-autosave/) of the shuttered bakery on
Sunday read: "This fight is not over. We will
continue to stand strong. Your Religious Freedom is becoming not Free
anymore. This is ridiculous that we cannot practice our faith. The LORD is
good
and we will continue to serve Him with all our heart. ♥"
Oregon's state Bureau of Labor and Industries is currently conducting an
investigation to determine if the Christian bakers violated the Oregon
Equality Act of 2007.
The act states that people cannot be denied service based on sexual
orientation. Exemptions are allowed for schools and religious groups, but not
for
private businesses, according to the organization.
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