Editorial: Why public employees should follow the law, not their private religious beliefs

[Liberty Belle]

This editorial writer nails it!

Kentucky county clerk, Kim Davis, has stirred controversy for defying a federal court order to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court declared marriage a constitutional right for same-sex couples. She claims giving gay couples licenses to wed would violate her religious beliefs, yet she has refused to resign. Today, a judge ordered her jailed for contempt of court.

If government workers could refuse to serve the public anytime a law conflicts with their private religious views, that would be a dangerous and trouble-prone path. Divorce, birth control, war, and blood transfusions are all prohibited in some religions. Some faiths ban immodest dress, adultery, consumption of caffeine or alcohol, musical instruments, celebrating birthdays, serving certain foods, and seeking psychiatric care.

Should public employees in jobs with responsibilities for such matters be able to refuse to follow laws governing all of these issues and more?

Here are a few points to ponder:

http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/readers-editorial-why-public-employees-should-follow-law-not-their-private-religious-beliefs

[stopbush]

1. The take away from the article is that all religions suck

With their arbitrary no-nos and prohibitions, every single one of them based on make believe.

[Liberty Belle]

3. Let's not forget the Church once insisted the sun revolved around the earth,

not the other way around.

Our district has a school board that requires that evolution be taught in schools. Even a conservative religious woman on there has come to accept that the correct place to teach her Creationist belief is in church or Sunday school, and that public school needs to be free of any religious teachings. I disagree with her private beliefs but respect her for respecting the separation of church and state, and she is actually a caring person who does a lot for the kids in this district.

Wise people of all faiths should understand that government is there for the common good, not to push forward any religion's agenda.

Too bad this county clerk didn't get that memo.

Now I hear she's a total hypocrite, married four times and cheated on her first husband, even getting pregnant by another man. Seems like the pot calling the kettle black for her to criticize anybody else's marital arrangements.

[eppur_se_muova]

7. 25% of Americans still believe that ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026247976

Not an encouraging thing to know.

[MiniMe]

2. She needs to listen to Spock

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one

[MisterP]

4. also there's numerous verses against being a glaring hypocrite or howling jackwagon

[Raster]

5. OK, howling jackwagon....

...that one I had to GOOGLE, and still not sure....

[msongs]

6. sorry christians, no more wedding certificates you (substitute any other group as well) nt

[ileus]

8. religious people shouldn't be allowed to work any public job.

[KG]

9. religion, LOL