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KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage license
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By: rapids_60 Date: September 3, 2015, 2:27 pm
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ASHLAND, Ky. � A county clerk who refused on religious grounds
to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples was found in
contempt of court Thursday and taken into federal custody.
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An Apostolic Christian, she has said it would violate her faith
to put her name on a marriage license for two people of the same
sex.
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Her religious beliefs are what they are and I'm sure this will
turn into some sort of "religious liberty" lawsuit or nonsense
claim that Christianity is now illegal.
Of course the real lessons here have nothing to do with
religion at all:
1) If you don't like your job or object to it's requirements,
your option is to quit and work elsewhere. You are free to
exercise your beliefs. You are not free to impose them on your
employer.
2) Don't **** off a judge by ignoring his orders. That is what
leads to jail, not your religious beliefs.
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Re: KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage lic
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By: Snickers Date: September 3, 2015, 4:58 pm
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[quote author=rapids_60 link=topic=1490.msg20705#msg20705
date=1441308454]
HTML http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/defiant-kentucky-clerk-could-be-found-in-contempt-thursday/2015/09/03/34e50f08-51af-11e5-9812-92d5948a40f8_story.html
ASHLAND, Ky. &#151; A county clerk who refused on religious
grounds to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples was found
in contempt of court Thursday and taken into federal custody.
...
An Apostolic Christian, she has said it would violate her faith
to put her name on a marriage license for two people of the same
sex.
__________________________
Her religious beliefs are what they are and I'm sure this will
turn into some sort of "religious liberty" lawsuit or nonsense
claim that Christianity is now illegal.
Of course the real lessons here have nothing to do with
religion at all:
1) If you don't like your job or object to it's requirements,
your option is to quit and work elsewhere. You are free to
exercise your beliefs. You are not free to impose them on your
employer.
2) Don't **** off a judge by ignoring his orders. That is what
leads to jail, not your religious beliefs.
[/quote]
I agree.
If her religious beliefs prevent her from doing her job then
she needs to resign and find a new job.
#Post#: 20712--------------------------------------------------
Re: KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage lic
enses
By: Linda Lou Date: September 3, 2015, 5:16 pm
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Exactly. And the judge told her clerks that they would be held
in contempt if they didn't give out the marriage licenses.
#Post#: 20714--------------------------------------------------
Re: KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage lic
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By: trollslayer Date: September 3, 2015, 5:30 pm
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Disagreeing with the law, doesn't mean you can break the law.
But then again maybe Lois Lerner should be advised about this,
or our president on immigration, or sanctuary cities. It's kind
of funny how certain laws are vigorously enforced while
others... not so much.
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Re: KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage lic
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By: Linda Lou Date: September 3, 2015, 5:55 pm
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[quote author=trollslayer link=topic=1490.msg20714#msg20714
date=1441319402]
Disagreeing with the law, doesn't mean you can break the law.
But then again maybe Lois Lerner should be advised about this,
or our president on immigration, or sanctuary cities. It's kind
of funny how certain laws are vigorously enforced while
others... not so much.
[/quote]
Not sure what one has to do with the other, but, okay...
#Post#: 20716--------------------------------------------------
Re: KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage lic
enses
By: rapids_60 Date: September 3, 2015, 6:20 pm
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[quote author=trollslayer link=topic=1490.msg20714#msg20714
date=1441319402]
It's kind of funny how certain laws are vigorously enforced
while others... not so much.
[/quote]
Consistency would be nice, I agree. And not just for this
administration. :)
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Re: KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage lic
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By: trollslayer Date: September 3, 2015, 7:20 pm
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[quote author=Linda Lou link=topic=1490.msg20715#msg20715
date=1441320942]
Not sure what one has to do with the other, but, okay...
[/quote]
I thought it was pretty obvious, but, ok....
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Re: KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage lic
enses
By: Snickers Date: September 3, 2015, 9:30 pm
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[quote author=trollslayer link=topic=1490.msg20714#msg20714
date=1441319402]
Disagreeing with the law, doesn't mean you can break the law.
But then again maybe Lois Lerner should be advised about this,
or our president on immigration, or sanctuary cities. It's kind
of funny how certain laws are vigorously enforced while
others... not so much.
[/quote]
Yup. This woman didn't do anything that Obama didn't do. Why
isn't he sitting in jail.
Our laws don't apply equally and that is a travesty.
#Post#: 20722--------------------------------------------------
Re: KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage lic
enses
By: Linda Lou Date: September 3, 2015, 11:28 pm
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[font=courier]Straw man[/font]
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Re: KY Clerk ordered to prison for failing to issue marriage lic
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By: Mr.steve Date: September 3, 2015, 11:41 pm
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One small over looked bit of info here; She denied ALL marriage
licenses not just for gays. I guess I'm one of the only ones who
applaud her for standing her ground.
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