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Oregon Bakers, in Trouble for Standing for Their Christian Faith, Could Now Lose Everything?

Lisa Bourne : Oct 6, 2015  LifeSiteNews.com

After unbelievably forbidding them to publicly state their stand, the state of Oregon is moving to seize the Kleins' assets in place of the $135,000 fine.

(Gresham, OR)—The State agency that ordered an Oregon Christian couple to pay two lesbians $135,000 for refusing to take part in their homosexual "wedding" has begun legal proceedings to seize the couple's assets. (Photo: Melissa Klein/by Patrick Frank)

Aaron and Melissa Klein, of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, were fined by an administrative judge this past spring after declining in January 2013 to bake a cake for the same-sex event based on their religious beliefs.

The fine had been ordered by The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, which had accused them of violating the Oregon Equality Act of 2007.

"Our agency has docketed the judgment and is exploring collection options," said Charlie Burr, communications director for the Bureau, The Daily Signal reports.

Docketing the judgment means putting it on the formal records of the court, and is the first step the Bureau must take in the course of seizing the Kleins' house, property, or other assets in place of their payment of the fine.

The Bureau had also placed a gag order on the Kleins' when ordering the fine, commanding them to "not to...

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