Quote:Doesn't make you a bigot. Throwing around rhetoric about the "gay mafia" makes me question whether or not someone's inner bigot is showing, but disagreeing with the practice is your right.

 

That said, I've been in jobs before where the job description changed. The options presented to me in the private sector were "do it" or "get lost". In one instance, I chose to get lost because I considered the new expectation to be unethical, and I wasn't willing to do it based upon my own morals. I don't see why the rules should be any different for a county clerk issuing marriage licenses, regardless of reason. The Supreme Court has said that states must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The clerk's job is to issue those licenses. If a clerk chooses not to issue those licenses for any reason, religious or not, they should resign or be fired for failure to perform essential job duties. It really is that cut and dry. If you're not willing to do your job, stop wasting payroll and let someone who is willing to do it take over.

I know I've never used those words but it does seem sometimes there is a group of people who have made it their personal mission to push the gay...... issue for lack of better words, until it suffocates everyone. But there are people like that in every group of folks who want to be heard- Christians included. 

 

I guess I'm of the thought that if you change the rules in a scenario like this then you have to give consideration to those who were employed before said rule change and may object based on moral/religious grounds. Maybe a different job within the same office or something. But that's me. I don't like seeing people get shafted for any reason- at all. I'm one of those who truly wishes we could all just get along. I'm all for basic human rights and equality, I just really and truly hate that people are losing jobs over this because of their religious beliefs. 

 

But like you said, if people don't want to do it then they need to go and let those who will have a job.

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