Thursday, October 6, 2011

Town Clerks and Religious Freedom

You remember the town clerk in New York who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples because it offends her religion? She compares it to issuing a license to steal.

So if this is a religious freedom issue, let's make it very clear.

If Ms Belforti's religion disapproved of interfaith marriages, would she issue a Jew and aChristian a license?

If Ms Belforti's religion disapproved of remarriage following divorce (which, if she's Roman Catholic, it does), would she issue a divorcé a license?

If Ms Belforti's religion disapproved of inter-racial marriages, would she issue a black and a white a license?

If Ms Belforti's religion disapproved of Roman Catholic marriages, would she issue a Catholic a license?

What if a gay Episcopalian couple wanted to marry? THEIR religion allows it....sort of....

Ms Belforti, what is the limit on "religious freedom"?

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