"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.'
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?
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.
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?
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
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.
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.