The owner of a bakery in Oregon is under investigation by state authorities after a lesbian couple complained he declined their order for a wedding cake.
One of the two prospective wives submitted a complaint,in which she alleges Aaron Klein called them “abominations.”
Klein denied he ever said that,though he does concede he refused to make them a cake.
“I apologized for wasting their time and said we don’t do same-sex marriages,” he said,adding he holds no animosity against them but the issue is “just something I believe in very strongly.”
Though state law prohibits a business to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation,Klein contends constitutional provisions should supersede it.
“My First Amendment rights allow me to practice my religion as I see fit,” he explained.
As a strong proponent of states’ rights,I believe Oregon should be able to enact experimental laws that might be unpopular in other regions of the country. That provision should be limited,however,to any ordinance that does not run contrary to the Bill of Rights.
When a private entrepreneur is forced – under penalty of law – to conduct his business in violation of his religious beliefs,the law in question should be declared unconstitutional.
Unfortunately,as Hobby Lobby and other Christian-owned retailers learned during the implementation of ObamaCare,a rogue government left unchecked can and will violate supposedly inalienable rights in the pursuit of even more power.
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If this is a private business,then he can refuse service to whom ever he pleases.
Aaron Klien owns a bakery called Sweet Cakes in Oregon. It's being reported that he refused service,refused to make/sell a wedding cake,to a lesbian couple. As such,they are claiming he has violated their civil rights based on sexual orientation.
Here's the problem with this charge;Mr. Klien did not and has not in the past refused to make cakes for lesbians or gays. He has made many cakes (birthday,graduation,holidays,etc…) and has the documents to prove it. What he is refusing to do is to make a wedding cake for the lesbians.
Oregon voters have made it clear in a number of referendums that they do not want to legalize gay marraige. Mr Klien has chose not to partricipate in an event that has not been recognized as legal and which is understood to be flagrant violation of the word of God. Mr. Klien is a christian and believes gay marraige to be a sin. Impeding the free exercise of his religion on his private property in his private business would be in dirrect violation of the first amendment.
He didn't deny them a cake because they were lesbians. He denied them a cake because they wanted to get married. They can easily find a different bakery in the VERY liberal state of Oregon to make them their cake.