Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Did government conspire with homosexual group to punish Christian bakers?

GOPUSA reports:
Allegations of collusion have surfaced in Oregon, where a husband and wife are being punished for their views on natural marriage and homosexuality.

The Daily Signal broke the story June 1 that a state government agency that punished Melissa and Aaron Klein is working closely with a homosexual rights group.

The Kleins refused a lesbian couple's cake order in 2013, based on their religious beliefs, and the lesbians filed a complaint against Sweet Cakes by Melissa with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries.

A judge with the Bureau recommended a $135,000 fine in April, and the Kleins are awaiting a final decision from the director of the Bureau, Brad Avakian.

What caused a political and legal ripple in Oregon is communications obtained by The Daily Signal via a public records request. They show that Bureau employees communicated repeatedly with Basic Rights Oregon via phone calls, texts and emails, and the government employees and homosexual activists also met face to face.
It appears the government , in Oregon , hasn't been a "neutral" umpire.