Oregon Couple Who Refused To Bake Cake For Gay Wedding Now Slapped With Gag Order – They Can’t Say They Will “Continue To Stand Strong”
Robert Gehl
July 4, 2015
Back in April, Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of “Sweet Cakes” in Oregon were fined $135,000 for refusing to bake a cake for a gay wedding.
This was a violation of Oregon State law, which bans same-sex discrimination. The fine bankrupted the couple and they have since closed their doors.
But because they believed their First Amendment rights were in jeopardy – specifically the right to assert their religious beliefs by not participating in a gay wedding – they wanted to continue to fight in court.
During a media interview about their continued legal struggle, Aaron Klein said: “The fight is not over. We will continue to stand strong.”
Apparently, by uttering that statement, Aaron Klein has again broken Oregon law and a bureaucrat has slapped a “cease and desist” order against him for making similar statements.
The state law bans people from even saying or suggesting that they intend to discriminate against anyone.
TruthRevolt is reporting that Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian ordered the couple to stop speaking about their objections to the case.
The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries hereby orders [Aaron and Melissa Klein] to cease and desist from publishing, circulating, issuing or displaying, or causing to be published … any communication to the effect that any of the accommodations … will be refused, withheld from or denied to, or that any discrimination be made against, any person on account of their sexual orientation.
Shockingly, the “simple statement of personal resolve” is a violation of state law, Avakian has ruled.
The Kleins’ have also provided a response to ruling on their Facebook page, saying it “effectively strips us of all our First Amendment rights.”
“According to the state of Oregon we neither have freedom of religion or freedom of speech,” wrote the former bakery owners.
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