I’m going to hold this one up in prayer. The injustice inflicted upon the Klein family by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) should have never stood in a nation that claims to have freedom of religion and speech. And no matter your political persuasion or religious beliefs (or lack of), this is something we should be in agreement on. It absolutely is of a concern of every American, because if it happened to them, there may come a time when it is turned on any one of us. For those who aren’t sure who Melissa and Aaron Klein are, they’re the Oregon couple who once operated a bakery in Gresham, Oregon called Sweetcakes by Melissa. I say “once operated” because a vile lawsuit in 2013 and the subsequent social justice decision forced them out of business. They were sued by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, on behalf of a lesbian couple who claimed “mental rape” when the Kleins – who are Christians – refused to bake a cake for their wedding, based on their religious beliefs about marriage. The agency cited Oregon’s nondiscrimination law in bringing their case. The Kleins lost that suit and […]
