The state attorney general is investigating a complaint against a Gresham bakery for refusing to make a cake for a wedding between two women.
The state attorney general is investigating a complaint against a Gresham bakery for refusing to make a cake for a wedding between two women.
Aaron Klein, who has owned the Gresham bakery with his wife, Melissa, for about five years, said Friday the business sells pastries and cakes to customers of all sexual orientations. But same-sex marriage goes against their Christian faith, he said, and they’ve turned down requests in the past to bake cakes for those occasions.
“I believe marriage is a religious institution between a man and woman as stated in the Bible,” Klein said. “When someone tells me that their definition is something different, I strongly disagree. I don’t think I should be penalized for that.”
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