Remember Aaron and Melissa Klein, the Oregon bakers who have vaulted to "Christian martyr" status after the state found them in violation of Oregon's anti-discrimination law? They've been fined $135,000, which the usual suspects are taking as evidence of persecution for failing to "participate" in a same-sex wedding by not selling the couple a cake.
Well, that's not really the reason they were fined:
Read the post at Love, Joy and Feminism. It's pretty arresting. And here's the agency's order.
It just seems to me that if you're going to play the "Christian martyr," you should avoid persecuting others.
Well, that's not really the reason they were fined:
However, the ruling shows the bakery owners had made Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer the victims of persecution and makes clear the payment was compensation for damages and not a fine or civil penalty, reported the blog Love, Joy and Feminism.
The ruling shows the Kleins “brought the case to the media’s attention and kept it there by repeatedly appearing in public to make statements deriding” the couple who filed the complaint.
“It was foreseeable that this attention would negatively impact (the Bowman-Cryers), making (the Kleins) liable for any resultant emotional suffering experienced by (them),” the agency found.
Not only that, as the blog explains, the bakery owners shared the couple’s personal contact information – which led to death threats that nearly caused them to lose custody of their foster children.
Read the post at Love, Joy and Feminism. It's pretty arresting. And here's the agency's order.
It just seems to me that if you're going to play the "Christian martyr," you should avoid persecuting others.
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