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Originally Posted by Guest
You are right about the repercussions that may go along with free speech, but my heart goes out today for the young couple who are being persecuted above and beyond for their beliefs -
Sweet Cakes final order: Gresham bakery must pay $135,000 for denying service to same-sex couple | OregonLive.com
I say above and beyond because it would have been repercussion enough that their business might suffer because of their personal decision. It was definitely a risk that they took by denying the same sex couple their wedding cake. But for the same sex couple to take them to court and be awarded $135,000, essentially ruining the young couple's livelihood, speaks volumes to me about the characters of the same sex couple. It's not as if they could not purchase a wedding cake elsewhere, and it certainly did not entail a life or death situation. For anyone, to take it to this extreme to ruin a family, to me is just plain evil! |
Evil? To expect a business to follow the law? And to pay the consequences if they don't? It is illegal in Oregon to deny service to someone because of their sexual preferences. If you don't want to sell cakes to everyone - don't go into the cake selling business. Why in the world would you expect the customers to go to a different baker?