Bigoted Lady Quits Her Job

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 6:03pm

"The Bible clearly teaches that God created marriage between male and female as a divine gift that preserves families and cultures. “Since I love and follow Him, I cannot put my signature on something that is against God.'

Politico

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 6:04pm

Also here

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 6:33pm

Best way to separate church from state is to get them the hell out.

Don't take a government job if you can't do that, lady. What were you thinking?

Buh-bye!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 6:34pm

Hope her god doesn't let the door hit her on the way out.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 6:51pm

Western New York with the Finger Lakes and Niagara Falls could see a lot business with wedding receptions and honeymoons with the passage of the bill. Did she ever really think her beliefs could trump a lot of potential wedding business in that area?
Updated On: 7/12/11 at 06:51 PM

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 6:57pm

I wonder if she eats shellfish and keeps silent in her church.

The bible clearly teaches her that, too.

Updated On: 7/12/11 at 06:57 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 6:58pm

Um duh. She doesn't have to obey those laws because they're outdated. Geez, Besty. Go to church an learn something!

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:00pm

I'm gonna take a really wild guess that her hair is outdated, too.

[artscallion]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:13pm

Jordan, the door's gonna hit 'er where the good lord split 'er!

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:15pm

Praise Jesus and pass the shrimp!

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:33pm

Stupid cow. It is amazing how people can have such moronic and irrational mindsets - the people who burned witches in Salem are still around.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:39pm

Jordan, you took the words outta my mouth. I was going to say "Don't let the door hit ya on the arse on the way out!"

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:44pm

It really should be part of the screening process: "Do you hold any religious beliefs that would prevent you doing your job as the law requires?"

And I know I sound like an ass, but it's an area of interest of mine: Witches were hanged in Salem (and pressed, at least once, which sounds like a joke, but isn't), not burned.

That said, I agree with you 100 percent, Jay, and "stupid cow" sums it up beautifully.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:46pm

Goody Bachmann is a witch! Burn her!

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:50pm

Jordan, what did I JUST say?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:51pm

I know what you said, but I want this one BURNED.

[Kalimba]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:56pm

Sanctimonious bitch is more like it.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 7:58pm

Goody Sanctimonious Bitch is a witch! Press her!!!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 8:14pm

How could they be sure that the witches were actually dead if they only hanged them?

I mean, doesn't burning really seems more...final.

Or drowning! Didn't they know about witches and water?

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 8:29pm

Oh, that one! Sure, burn her.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 8:38pm

Actually I applaude this woman. She holds beliefs thatdoesn't go with her job and what the law requires so she stepped down. We aren't going to change the way she feels. Isn't it better tha she leaves office of her own choosing?

[Q]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 8:39pm

I think her decision is laudable and just fine. In fact, it's that type of dynamic that I wish we could make more commonplace.

Don't agree with the civil law? Fine - don't participate in a state-sponsered capacity. We have GOT to get away from the 'god is in the mix' parameter.

Don't want to provide prescriptions based on moral grounds because of your religion (as in birth control)? Fine - get another job.

Oh, and the next step NEEDS to be removing religion as a government sanctioned tax haven. Want to carry on your business according to arbitrary rules that your CHOSEN religion espouses? Fine - but you don't get assistance from the state. Period.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 8:44pm

I just can't believe that every single marriage she signed off on up to this point was sanctioned by her God. She never once let a marriage license go to someone who had been married before? Every single license resulted in a church marriage? That seems inconceivable to me.


Resignation letter (and right wing victimization) here Updated On: 7/12/11 at 08:44 PM

[Q]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 8:48pm

SNAFU - we seem to be on at least partially the same page - at the same(ish) time, no less

[littlegreen2]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 8:58pm

She is obviously brainwashed by religion so I'm not going to comment on her beliefs but I think it was very bold for her to step down.