Kentucky Clerk Denies Marriage Licenses | Update: Clerk Freed w/Warning!

[Puppyroach]

padib said:

Puppyroach said:

So you seriously think that the government (which she is as a county clerk) should have the ability to refuse people who eat shrimp the right to marry? Wow, just... wow.

And who are you to say she didn´t cause harm? That the person she, as a governmental figure, refused didn´t feel persecuted because that persons rights felt trampled upon?

I think that, if it's her belief, she should be allowed to practice it.

A person's belief is a very personal thing, much like sexual orientation.

I might just be too progressive.

The difference in harm is significant. In one case she is jailed, in the other the person simply jumps to the next clerk.

Yes, we can agree that it is a personal thing, which is why her beliefs must be held on a personal level, not in her public profession. The moment she takes on the role as a clerk, she becomes an employee of the gay couple she refuses to serve. She therefore makes her personal beliefs their matter. Who gave her the right to make the decision what services she can provide and what services people have the right to receive?