Christian bakers blame Satan when crowdfunding to pay for discrimination fine gets spiked

GoFundMe shut down a fundraiser created by anti-gay Christian bakers in Oregon after they raised approximately $110,000 to pay for a court ordered fine, the Gaily Grind reports.

Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, were fined $135,000 on Friday by an Oregon court because they refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple who planned on tying the knot.


Following the verdict, the bakers set up a GoFundMe page and shared the link with their Facebook friends and followers. In just four hours, the campaign raised approximately $20,000. Within a day — as the total climbed to nearly $110,000 — GoFundMe canceled it, saying that the fundraiser violated Oregon law and was therefore in violation of the website’s Terms and Conditions.

“The money raised thus far will still be made available for withdrawal,” said GoFundMe in a statement.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/christian-bakers-blame-satan-when-crowdfunding-to-pay-for-discrimination-fine-gets-spiked/