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Oregon bakery owners face a $150,000 discrimination fine for not baking a wedding cake for lesbians.

They Lost Their Bakery, Now Face Bankruptcy: Government’s ‘Discrimination’ Fine Brings Baker to Tears


By Heritage Foundation Kelsey Harkness——--September 30, 2014

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A bakery owner in Oregon broke down in tears while discussing the fallout of her and her husband’s decision not to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple on the basis of their Christian beliefs.

Earlier this year, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found “substantial evidence” that Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, discriminated against the lesbian couple. They now face a fine in excess of $150,000. More...

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