Lesbian couple refused wedding cake files state discrimination complaint | OregonLive.com
The Oregon Equality Act is national? Are you sure? Are you absolutely certain you're not making stuff up?
Thanks for posting that seriously. Until now all I heard about this was on the radio.
Here's part of the article I like as it still offers hope for those of us who still have faith in the Constitution of the United States:
""It's definitely not discrimination at all. We don't have anything against lesbians or homosexuals," she said. "It has to do with our morals and beliefs. It's so frustrating because we went through all of this in January, when it all came out."
The complaint will be assigned to an investigator. If substantial evidence of discrimination is found, the inquiry could lead to a settlement or to prosecution before an administrative law judge. A proposed order would be made to the labor commissioner, who serves as the final arbiter and decides if violations are warranted.
"We are committed to a fair and thorough investigation to determine whether there's substantial evidence of unlawful discrimination," said Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. He advocated for the 2007 law when he was a state senator.
In the other nine discrimination complaints based on sexual orientation, four were unsubstantiated, three resulted in a negotiated settlement before a finding, one was privately settled and withdrawn, and one is pending -- a Portland case involving a bar called the P Club.
The law provides an exemption for religious organizations and parochial schools, but does not allow private business owners to discriminate based on sexual orientation, just as they cannot legally deny service based on race, age, veteran status, disability or religion.
"Everybody is entitled to their own beliefs, but that doesn't mean that folks have the right to discriminate," Avakian said, speaking generally."
First off, seems like the deck might be a little stacked against them being this cat Avakian lobbied for this type nonsense to begin with. But that's another issue.
But nobody gets found "guilty" of anything. That aren't charged with a crime. It's just more thought police in action. The article admitted as much. It said the aim was to "rehabilitate". So now, peoples religious constitutional protections are not only thrown to the curb with this type law, brainwashing is being sanctioned by the state of Oregon. In this particular case, the states aim would be to change the owners of this small business religious beliefs. This is a bigger disaster than I first thought. This is exactly the type stuff that goes on in communist or statist countries.
Yes siree bob, the thought police have it going on in Oregon. Glad I don't live there. I wonder what group of people they will target next? These thought police types can't survive without a villain so they will always come up with one.
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