Fundy county clerk ordered to issue marriage licenses (Commandment, contradiction, death penalty)
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Canada has had same sex marriage for a decade now, the sky hasn't fallen in, and people are as free to practice their religion just like before.
We didn't see a great refusal by PUBLIC servants to serve a gay couple, yet the US is obsessed by this, ranging from individuals to States enacting "Religious Freedom" laws.
When you are a sworn PUBLIC servant, you follow that oath you took, serving the public. End of story. If you feel so strongly about your convictions that they are in conflict with public policy and laws you have a choice.... quit your job.
Isn't it hypocritical not to, if you're convictions are such that you won't carry out your sworn duty? Especially if you've already been divorced 3 times.
From the ruling:
“She may continue to attend church twice a week, participate in Bible study and minister to female inmates at the Rowan County jail,” Bunning wrote. “She is even free to believe that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, as many Americans do. However, her religious convictions cannot excuse her from performing the duties that she took an oath to perform as Rowan County clerk.”
She swore an oath that she would uphold the Constitution and the laws enacted there by. The Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is constitutional.
She is now changing her mind. Does that mean that her oath was useless? If she didn't mean to uphold the laws that are constitutionally an active, why did she bother wearing that oath?
Well the Supreme Court ruled against the wishes of the people so she has every right to protest an unjust law.
Well the Supreme Court ruled against the wishes of the people so she has every right to protest an unjust law.
Were you sick the day they taught all the other 6th-graders how our system of government works?
Add "civics" to the long list of things about which you have utterly, absolutely no clue whatsoever. I swear to god, this is like a "Saturday Night Live" skit or something.
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Originally Posted by jeffbase40
Well the Supreme Court ruled against the wishes of the people so she has every right to protest an unjust law.
The rule of law is what separates is what separates a democratic country from those that are not democratic.
What kind of country do you want to live in Jeff, a democratic one or one that isn't governed the rule of law.
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