Gay marriage: North Carolina official resigns

[theHandpuppet]

GOOD.

https://news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-developments-alaska-couples-wait-073358282.html
Gay marriage: North Carolina official resigns
Associated Press
By The Associated Press
3 hours ago

A North Carolina official resigned Thursday rather than perform gay marriages, an individual stand that comes as fewer and fewer states are holding on to oppose same-sex unions.

Triggered by a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week, lower courts across the nation have moved to strike down gay marriage bans. Among the holdouts are conservative states such as Arizona and Wyoming, and their defiance comes against a tide of rulings that give hope to those who want to see same-sex unions legalized in every state.

The North Carolina magistrate who quit his job said performing gay marriages would violate his religious beliefs....

[Historic NY]

1. So long Fundy.

[Cha]

18. Amen.

[Lex]

2. Good riddance. If you can't do your job, then make way for someone who can. nt

[arcane1]

3. I wonder how many non-Christians he happily married, without a second thought.

After all, atheists don't often get married in churches. But once the sex-life of the couple becomes a factor, Oh How Pious They Be!

[AwakeAtLast]

6. Exactly!

Oh, the hypocrisy!

I am glad the person resigned, though. At least he made one good decision!

[BrotherIvan]

4. Bye, fucker

Be sad and lonely.

[Lost In America]

5. Let him eat cake.

He would rather enjoy the spoils of his riches than extend equal benefits of society to gay couples.

Fuck him and the horse he rode in on.

[Bonx]

7. Buh bye fundie

[gratuitous]

8. I respect his integrity

How many folks stay in their sinecures and refuse to perform their duties for all citizens? The magistrate (what's his name AP, by the by?) quit rather than violate his beliefs. There's a lot of people who would either violate their own principles or violate their duty to their position. This guy quit (if a bit noisily), taking a professional and financial hit, and stayed true to himself.

[blkmusclmachine]

13. A pastry for you.

[bvf]

17. And got the fuck out of the way of progress.

Gotta applaud him for that, yes.

He didn't belong in that position to begin with.

He'll get a book deal, a position with a right-wing think tank, or at least a couple interviews on Fox. At the very least, he'll have an outpouring of support from like-minded knuckle-draggers.

Good riddance to the asshole.

[AtomicKitten]

9. bah-bye

[SoapBox]

10. Glad to know he's all monied and stuff...

And can just quit his job like this.

Enjoy being unemployed, Mr. Freak Show!

[nikto]

11. he is exercising his right, and that is good

It helps speed-up the process of change.

[blkmusclmachine]

12. If they won't do their jobs, then that's subordination.

[jberryhill]

14. No, that would be "insubordination"

...as in the failure to be subordinate to another whom one is to obey.

However, he is not refusing to do his job. He is quitting his job. Not being able to quit a job is not insubordination, it is slavery.

[bvf]

19. Why bring slavery into this? He quit. Good. n/t.

[vlyons]

15. I think they would cut off a nose

to spite the face.

[ReRe]

16. Good

The less mixture of Church and State, the better. This isn't a theocracy.
Now if he can talk all those pharmacists to quit who won't sell contraceptives or the Morning-After pill, we'll be even better off.

[Behind the Aegis]

20. I haz a sad! Oh wait...