[GlobalMan]

(09-05-2015 02:35 PM)TheWastelander Wrote:  

The reason why she is in jail and being punished is because she's going against a leftist cause.

A cause which, in the case of anal marriage, Americans in several states REJECTED via popular referendum.

You're re-arguing the gay marriage issue, when as a legal matter it's settled. I would prefer it wasn't legalized, but as it is we have to look at this lady's situation with that in mind.

A county clerk, or any other government employee, does not have any right at all to refuse service based on religious belief, impose a religious test, or impose their beliefs on others. The homos are not restricting/removing/trampling any right of the clerk, she has no right to refuse service based on personal belief as an agent of the State, she never has, for any reason, not just this reason. They are not imposing their beliefs on her, they are not restriction her religious freedom. On the flip side, she is denying service based on religious belief, denying the religious freedom (or freedom from religion) of the homos. Its homos today, but set this precedent and it can be a muslim woman refusing service for a different reason tomorrow.

The woman is jailed because she's refusing a court order and she's in contempt of court. Every proper legal avenue has been followed. You don't get to choose when to follow a legal, valid court order. She could have resigned, and not be in jail. She could have followed the law, and not be in jail. She could have accepted the judges compromise offer to not have her signature on the form, and not be in jail, but she refused. She has put herself where she is.

In this instance its gay marriage, so many people here are coming to her defense based on that, but they are not considering the very important protections we have, the same one preventing this woman from imposing her religious beliefs is the same one preventing the Koran from being taught in public schools. That is extremely important in my opinion.

Some people seem to want State religion, a theocracy. It sounds good when its an issue you agree with..but its a nightmare scenario in others, and I'm grateful to the founders and their wisdom, creating a secular state.