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(44,173 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2015, 03:58 AM Jul 2015

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http://theadvocate.com/news/12794202-123/for-one-justice-of-the

For one justice of the peace, Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage sparks resignation

by mark ballard| mballard@theadvocate.com

July 01, 2015
8 Comments

While a lot of justices of the peace across the state are wondering just what their obligations are under the high court ruling allowing same-sex marriages, one filed her paperwork and quit Tuesday rather than perform a wedding ceremony for a gay couple.

“It was pretty black and white for me. I wasn’t going to wait for the states to sort it out,” Patricia Gunter, of Pollock, said in an interview Tuesday. She resigned as justice of the peace for District D in Grant Parish, which is in central Louisiana.

Wife of the First Baptist Church’s pastor, Gunter described herself as a conservative Christian who believes the Bible defines marriage as being between a man and woman.

“I can’t uphold the oath that I swore, which states that I will uphold the laws of this state and of the country,” Gunter said.

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Make sure your desk is cleaned out, turn in your parking pass and your office key [View all] bluestateguy Jul 2015 OP

as Betty Bowers says, "if your religion stops you from doing your job ..." napkinz Jul 2015 #1

Brilliant! Thanks! nt Ilsa Jul 2015 #12

actually, that is an honest choice,if you won't do your job hollysmom Jul 2015 #2

+ 1 ejbr Jul 2015 #14

Yes but I bet she was issuing marriage licenses exboyfil Jul 2015 #24

That's what annoys me. The hypocrisy. yardwork Jul 2015 #25

No doubt she ground up atheists for the compost pile on her off hours. lonestarnot Jul 2015 #26

The Bible's actually kind of ambiguous about divorce: Art_from_Ark Jul 2015 #28

So only if the man asks for it exboyfil Jul 2015 #34

It appears the Bible is ambiguous about just about everything n/t CanonRay Jul 2015 #42

Well, fair enough, I suppose. If you feel you simply can't do the job then you should resign. calimary Jul 2015 #3

exactly! napkinz Jul 2015 #4

Pharmacists invoking their values brer cat Jul 2015 #36

I just called up a thread in Good Reads that expresses my feeling about this: Rhiannon12866 Jul 2015 #5

Excellent! pacalo Jul 2015 #44

I thought that summed things up quite nicely. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2015 #45

Hey Gunter WalMart is hiring Long Drive Jul 2015 #6

Her husband is a minister rpannier Jul 2015 #9

What an uneducated, bigoted statement. Indydem Jul 2015 #19

Feel free to put me on ignore rpannier Jul 2015 #20

I don't have anyone on ignore. Indydem Jul 2015 #23

Agree with another poster exboyfil Jul 2015 #35

Do you consider bigotry an acceptable liberal or progressive value? brer cat Jul 2015 #39

Good rpannier Jul 2015 #7

Nice gem from the article: TheCount_ Jul 2015 #8

Buh-Bye! SoapBox Jul 2015 #10

Wow, this isn't too far from me Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #11

Or she was ready to quit anyway, and Ilsa Jul 2015 #13

It shows a desire to call attention to herself. yardwork Jul 2015 #27

They DO act as if they will be over run with gay applicants, don't they? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #43

"...Bible defines marriage as being between a man and woman. " JHB Jul 2015 #15

What's this lady's address? jaxind Jul 2015 #16

She has selective religion. Use what you want and/or make up what you need, then say it's RKP5637 Jul 2015 #18

She needs this: Roland99 Jul 2015 #21

Definitely!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #22

That was easy, if one can't hack the job, then quit, all done, finished. Easy answer! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #17

I think we have discussed this before dumbcat Jul 2015 #29

Surely if a supermarket worker does not want to sell pork for religious reasons, Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #30

That should be between him/her and his/her employer exboyfil Jul 2015 #37

Quitting is the second best thing to do Renew Deal Jul 2015 #31

She should be ashamed of herself. merrily Jul 2015 #32

Her position is the same as President Obama's was in 2008. Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #33

Which was not the same as Obama's position in 1994, but that is irrelevant to what I posted. merrily Jul 2015 #38

"I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.... for me as a Christian, it is also a sacred Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #40

More to the point, he did not mention a definition in the Bible that does not exist. merrily Jul 2015 #41