So how about that town clerk?

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by PaulS

she was found in contempt of court for refusing to obey the court's order to issue the license. If you view that as the court ordering someone "to abandon a constitutionally protected belief" then I guess you can contact her lawyers and help fund an appeal of the ruling - but it looks like you would loose.

The US supreme Court also once ruled that slavery was OK. They are not infallible.

Read the first amendment, as it pertains to freedom of religion, and please then explain to me, through that lens, why it's OK to force her to do that which violates her religious beliefs. That you don't hold those beliefs, doesn't matter.

Can a court order a Jewish deli owner to serve shellfish? Or force a Muslim convenience store owner to serve pork? I don't think so.

In times of war, do we force conscientious objectors to fight? Nope.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Read the first amendment, as it pertains to freedom of religion, and please then explain to me, through that lens, why it's OK to force her to do that which violates her religious beliefs. That you don't hold those beliefs, doesn't matter.

Jim, it's an elected position. She ran for office. You don't run for office then decide you're going to object to clearly defined duties of the position you just willingly sought.