Quote:Separate the duties of a job from religion for a moment.  She is not saying that her staff has to believe as she does, so she is not "forcing her beliefs" on any of them.  She is making policy that her staff has to follow based on her own beliefs.  Her staff is following instructions from her based on her beliefs.  That is not the same as her "forcing her belief" on them.

In the case of at least the five deputy clerks that have begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, one could posit that their not issuing licenses was based solely upon her belief-based instructions not to. Being that not following your boss' instructions is a great way to lose your cushy government job, it's not too long of a reach to suggest that her beliefs forced them to behave in a manner inconsistent with how they would have acted otherwise. I don't see how interference like that is anything but beliefs being forced on them.

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