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Gag order for border agents9/18/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() On page 24, Avakian objected to Aaron Klein telling Tony Perkins in the interview: “We don’t do same-sex marriage, same-sex wedding cakes … ” But if you read the interview transcript, Aaron was repeating what he had told the lesbian couple at the time, not what necessarily reflected his beliefs at the time of the interview. Klein: “It’s one of those things where you never want to see something you’ve put so much work into go belly up, but on the other hand, I have faith in the Lord and he’s taken care of us up to this point and I’m sure he will in the future.” Klein: “I am who I am and I want to live my life the way I want to live my life and, you know, I choose to serve God.” Klein: “I didn’t want to be a part of her marriage, which I think is wrong.” What led to his “cease and desist” order is the key to understanding why it’s accurately called a gag order that prevents the Kleins from speaking about their faith and their intent to “stay strong” and fight this harassment by the Oregon state government.įor example, on page 23 and 24 of Avakian’s Order, his agency claims that the following statements in an interview on the Christian Broadcasting Network on Sept. But when speaking publicly about the future of their own business, they must not opine that they will maintain a policy of anti-gay discrimination.īut here’s what Stern overlooks: Commissioner Avakian recites in detail the statements the Kleins made that he is upset about and that his agency claims violate Oregon law. As individuals, the Kleins may declare that Oregon’s anti-discrimination law should not protect gay couples. Rather than fine the Kleins further, Avakian wrote that the couple must ’cease and desist’ stating that Sweet Cakes would continue to turn away gay couples. Anderson’s new book, “ Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom. > For more on religious liberty and same-sex marriage, see Ryan T. In fact, the Kleins are now legally required, as a result of the order issued Thursday, “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,” as The Daily Signal’s reporter Kelsey Harkness wrote in her article Friday. While that’s a great, provocative headline, Slate’s headline is simply not true. On Monday, Slate published an article criticizing The Daily Signal’s coverage headlined “No, Oregon Did Not ‘Gag’ That Anti-Gay Bakery.” ![]() On Thursday, The Daily Signal published an article about Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Commissioner Brad Avakian ordering Aaron and Melissa Klein, Christian bakers who had refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, to pay the couple $135,000 for “emotional” damages and issuing a gag order against the Kleins. ![]()
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