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| A Christian bakery that recently closed |
If Aaron and Melissa Klein speak Russian, then perhaps they might want to consider moving their business to Russia where they wouldn't have to worry about being persecuted for their Christian faith.
Because in Russia, the Kleins wouldn't be getting the heat they're getting from the LGBT community here in America. The Russian government, led by President Vladimir Putin, aims to stamp out homosexuality by making that lifestyle illegal in that nation.
However, in America the gay lifestyle is not only legal, it's being forced down the throats of bible-believing Christians such as the Kleins.
However, in America the gay lifestyle is not only legal, it's being forced down the throats of bible-believing Christians such as the Kleins.
Who are the Kleins? They're a husband and wife team who own a thriving bakery called Sweet Cakes by Melissa that's located in a town called Gresham, Oregon.
Their business was doing quite well until it ran into serious trouble recently after a lesbian couple that's engaged to be married, placed an order with the bakery for a wedding cake.
The Kleins refused the order because they're bible-believing Christians. They explained that while they don't hate gays and lesbians, they don't approve of same-sex marriage. And so, they turned down the order.
Certainly, the lesbian couple could've gone elsewhere for their cake. But they decided to file a discrimination complaint against Sweet Cakes by Melissa with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. And that generated a lot of grief for the Kleins.
When the local media discovered the complaint, they publicized it. The Kleins were subsequently harassed by homosexual activists who boycotted their bakery and threatened boycotts against other businesses in the area that do business with the bakery. And according to the Kleins, their three children have also been threatened.
Because of the ongoing harassment, the Kleins have since closed their retail outlet and will operate the bakery from their home. So much for the First Amendment and tolerance.
Meanwhile, in San Antonio, Texas, the city council is trying to pass legislation that would bar anyone from employment with the city who opposes homosexuality and same-sex marriage on biblical grounds. Though that's a clear violation of the First Amendment, the city council plans to push the legislation through anyway.
And over at the United States Defense Department, Catholics, Jews, Mormons and Evangelicals have now been classified as "Religious Extremists" similar to notorious Islamic terror groups such as Al Qaeda and Hezbollah. That's according to the Chaplain Alliance For Religious Liberty that recently acquired 1,500 pages of documents under the Freedom of Information Act.
This harassment of bible-believing Christians in America is unprecedented. And it's going to get worse.
And it's also a fulfillment of biblical prophecy that warns that Christians will face severe persecution across the world in the last days. We've seen that elsewhere around the world in places such as China, Indonesia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and in Africa.
And now we're seeing it here in America. Concerning the persecution of Christians in the end times, Jesus Christ said this: "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me." (Matthew 24:9)
Why are Christians being persecuted? Because they testify according to God's word in the Bible against the evil and depravity embraced by the world. That brings persecution. It always has and it always will.
Because of the ongoing harassment, the Kleins have since closed their retail outlet and will operate the bakery from their home. So much for the First Amendment and tolerance.
Meanwhile, in San Antonio, Texas, the city council is trying to pass legislation that would bar anyone from employment with the city who opposes homosexuality and same-sex marriage on biblical grounds. Though that's a clear violation of the First Amendment, the city council plans to push the legislation through anyway.
And over at the United States Defense Department, Catholics, Jews, Mormons and Evangelicals have now been classified as "Religious Extremists" similar to notorious Islamic terror groups such as Al Qaeda and Hezbollah. That's according to the Chaplain Alliance For Religious Liberty that recently acquired 1,500 pages of documents under the Freedom of Information Act.
This harassment of bible-believing Christians in America is unprecedented. And it's going to get worse.
And it's also a fulfillment of biblical prophecy that warns that Christians will face severe persecution across the world in the last days. We've seen that elsewhere around the world in places such as China, Indonesia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and in Africa.
And now we're seeing it here in America. Concerning the persecution of Christians in the end times, Jesus Christ said this: "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me." (Matthew 24:9)
Why are Christians being persecuted? Because they testify according to God's word in the Bible against the evil and depravity embraced by the world. That brings persecution. It always has and it always will.
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