A cake shop in Gresham, Oregon called Sweet Cakes by Melissa made national news headlines in January 2013 after refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, prompting the lesbian couple to file a complaint to the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and reference their civil rights under the Oregon Equality Act.
Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of the cake shop, said that they had refused to cater for the wedding because of their Christian faith, referencing their rights to free religious exercise under the U.S. Constitution. The Kleins had to close down their shop soon after the incident, but continued their business from home.
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