Tony Perkins, president of the
Christian conservative Family Research Council (FRC), has praised the
Pennsylvania baker who refused to serve a lesbian couple.
Lorraine Fleming, owner of The Cake
Pros bakery in Schuylkill Haven, told a local television station that
she decided against selling a wedding cake to Jennifer and Bethany
Petrich to celebrate renewing their vows because it would violate her
religious convictions.
(Related: Bakery
owner allegedly said Jesus told her to refuse service to gay couple.)
“At Pennsylvania's Cake Pros shop,
they're pros at more than baking,” Perkins
said. “Lorraine Fleming knew the day might come when she'd
have to stand up for her beliefs on marriage. And this month, it
did. Like the bridal shop just a few hours down the road, Cake Pros
was the target of an underground movement to expose and torment
businesses with a moral view on marriage.”
“A lesbian couple put Lorraine's shop
in the crosshairs, openly asking for a cake for their same-sex
ceremony. Lorraine prayed about it for days but finally came to the
conclusion that she couldn't, in good conscience, accept the order.
One of the young women said she got a call from the shop to explain
'that they were a Christian bakery, and the owner talked to Jesus for
two weeks. And because it was two females getting married, she
couldn't bake our cake.'”
“The brides, Jennifer and Bethany,
took to Facebook to vent, publicly ripping the shop. Now, Lorraine
says, her employees can't walk outside without being harassed.
Still, she insists, 'I'm sorry for the damage that has been done as
far as hurt feelings. (But) I'm not sorry for my decision, and I
feel strong. I know that I'm doing the right thing.'”
“Good for her!” Perkins cheered.
“Like W.W. Bridal Boutique, Masterpiece Cakes, and Sweet Cakes by
Melissa, Lorraine knows that the only way to stop bullies is standing
up to them. In the Left's mind, surrendering your beliefs is just
the price of doing business. But as far as most Americans are
concerned, it's a price no business should have to pay. When asked,
more than 80% said wedding vendors should be able to turn down
same-sex 'wedding' requests. In the meantime, thank goodness for
Christians like Lorraine. She may bake cakes, but she's not about to
sugar-coat her convictions!”