{"id":21652,"date":"2014-01-23T18:33:59","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T23:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=21652"},"modified":"2014-01-23T18:33:59","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T23:33:59","slug":"what-about-the-bakers-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=21652","title":{"rendered":"What About The Baker’s Rights?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, KATU.com<\/a> reported that the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries<\/a> ruled that the Gresham bakery<\/a> violated the civil rights of a same-sex couple<\/a> when it refused the order for a wedding cake on Jan.17, 2013.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Portland, OR<\/a>\u2014A Gresham bakery violated the civil rights of a same-sex couple when it denied service based on sexual orientation<\/a>, a Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) investigation has found. <\/em>
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The couple filed the complaint against Sweet Cakes by Melissa under the Oregon<\/a> Equality Act of 2007, a law that protects the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender Oregonians in employment, housing and public places. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Under Oregon law, Oregonians may not be denied service based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The law provides an exemption for religious organizations and schools, but does not allow private business owners<\/a> to discriminate based on sexual orientation, just as they cannot legally deny service based on race, sex, age, disability or religion. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The investigation concludes that the bakery is not a religious institution under law and that the business\u2019 policy of refusing to make same-sex wedding cakes represents unlawful discrimination based on sexual orientation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What about the rights of the bakery owners to practice their religion? If they are Bible-believing<\/a> Christians, their Bible states that homosexual<\/a> marriage is wrong. To bake a cake for a lesbian couple goes against the bakery owners’ religious beliefs. I think this is a situation where the law should not be involved–the couple could have easily gone to another bakery for their cake. If we are going to support the rights of homosexuals, we also need to support the rights of Christians.<\/p>\n

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