ThoughtCrimes
Old Navy Vet
It is the acceptance of sinful things overall since the 1960's and for the 1st time in our history we have jailed a person for her religious beliefs rather than trying to work out a compromise like other States have done.
That is hatred all the way around on both sides.
First, that woman was charged with contempt of court, not for her religious belief! You are distorting the facts. To a real person of Faith, that is gross error in His eyes.
Second, the woman had worked in that office for many years when her own mother had been the elected Clerk, and knew the responsibilities of the Clerk very well. Then she was ELECTED and took the OATH as the Clerk. Do Christians taking OATHS and swearing to God that they will carry out their duties faithfully have a RIGHT to break that OATH because of anything they might have an objection to may arise?
In that case, there are only two PROPER alternatives for a person of Faith to do. One is to either do it or resign. She did neither and she was dead wrong and so are you!
If I were a jaded character, I'd say she was looking to cash in for a book deal, movies rights or something of that nature. But of course I'm not like her!
Her religious beliefs are what led to her being jailed and they changed the rules in the middle of the game. SSM wasn't "legal" when she was elected, in fact it was banned in KY
You are making a chicken and egg argument that is irrelevant! It makes no sense to argue an alleged faithful Christian who takes an OATH before her God to FAITHFULLY execute her duties and then OPENLY AND WILLFULLY FORSAKES THAT OATH on the same grounds of ALLEGED Christian beliefs. That is the highest of hypocrisies!
But the duties has been changed since she took the oath.
And that had what impact on her two options to either comply with the responsibilities and requirements of her ELECTED POSITION or resign? She took the OATH OF OFFICE to faithfully execute her responsibilities. Laws change all the time so what does that have to do with her job description or her OATH?