If the constitution were still being upheld, I would think that it would protect them.
If that makes me naive then so be it. David On Sep 3, 2013, at 3:23 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > 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 > > -------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Gay Advocates Get Their Way as Christian Bakers Who Refused to Bake Cake for > Lesbian Couple Forced to Close Shop > > > > By Leonardo Blair , CP Reporter > September 3, 2013 > > 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, 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 > "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 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 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. > > > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
