The owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa said a state ruling has done nothing to change their religious beliefs.

"We still stand by what we believe from the beginning," Aaron Klein told KATU.

On Friday, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ruled that the Gresham bakeryviolated the civil rights of a same-sex couple when it denied them service on Jan.17, 2013. 

"I'm not sure what future holds, but as far as where we're at right now... it's almost as if the state is hostile toward Christian businesses," Klein said.

Lewis & Clark law professor Jim Oleske told KATU that 21 states protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation, including Oregon and Washington.  

"Based on cases in every other state that has confronted this so far, this business is likely to lose on its claim that it can be exempt from an anti-discrimination law," Oleske said.