Christian Baker Under Fire for Refusing Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

By Leonardo Blair
Christian Post

A Gresham, Ore., baker is now facing fire and praise from both advocates and opponents of same-sex relationships, and an investigation from the Oregon Attorney General’s Office after he refused to make a cake for a lesbian wedding citing his Christian faith . . .

“I apologized for wasting their time and said we don’t do same-sex marriages,” Klein told KATU in an on-camera interview. “(I)honestly did not mean to hurt anybody, didn’t mean to make anybody upset, (it’s) just something I believe in very strongly,” he said. . . .

The Oregon Equality Act of 2007 prohibits discrimination based on sexual  orientation and gender identity, which covers businesses such as Klein’s. But  the baker told KATU that he also has a right under the First Amendment to  practice his faith.  Click here to read more.

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