First Liberty Institute Filing Suit in Behalf of Christians Who Lost Bakery over Religious Rights3/7/2016
First Liberty Institute is appealing the case of Aaron and Melissa Klein on the basis of religious liberty and free speech. The Kleins, owners of Sweet Cakes in Oregon, were forced to pay $135,000 for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. The Kleins tried to explain to the lesbians that baking their wedding cake was against their religious convictions, but instead of going to another bakery, the lesbians brought a complaint against the young Christian couple. Melissa Klein says, “My faith teaches that God designed marriage to be between a man and a woman. For me to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding would go completely against what I believe” (“The Kleins,” firstliberty.org). First Liberty Institute is appealing the case to the Oregon Court of Appeals and higher if necessary. They are joined by Boyden Gray, former White House Counsel for President George H.W. Bush, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, and law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren. (Friday Church News Notes, March 4, 2016, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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