Aaron & Melissa Klein
This is now becoming a thing among Christians—if they don't like the law, they simply don't obey it. Christian owners of a bakery that refused to make a cake for a lesbian couple's wedding in violation of an Oregon nondiscrimination ordinance are now
refusing to pay $135,000 in damages to the couple they discriminated against.
Melissa and Aaron Klein, owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, cited religious beliefs when they refused to bake a wedding cake for Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer more than two years ago. [...]
The Kleins have filed an appeal of the ruling and are defying the order to pay. They’re claiming financial hardship although crowdfunding efforts have raised more than $500,000 on their behalf, according to The Oregonian.
"It's difficult to understand the Kleins' unwillingness to pay the debt when they have, very publicly, raised nearly a half million dollars," labor bureau spokesman Charlie Burr told The Oregonian in an email Wednesday. "They are entitled to a full and fair review of the case, but do not have the right to disregard a legally binding order."
The Klein's attorney has said that complying with the order and paying the money will lead to "
financial ruin." Looks like their math skills are a little off not to mention their understanding of the law.