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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:20 PM Oct 2014

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DU a poll:Should magistrates be allowed to refuse to perform same-sex marriages on religious grounds?

link:
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/10/elizabeth-city-magistrate-turns-away-samesex-couple

poll at bottom of page

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DU a poll:Should magistrates be allowed to refuse to perform same-sex marriages on religious grounds? (Original Post) n2doc Oct 2014 OP

wouldn't that be discrimination by the State ? JI7 Oct 2014 #1

Why yes, it would. His job is not his personal church. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #9

Done. Public employees serve the public, period. arcane1 Oct 2014 #2

Establishment clause? Seems like a magistrate with a problem should resign if he or she can't MADem Oct 2014 #3

The first reply has it HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #4

Done. City Lights Oct 2014 #5

Sorry a magistrate is a civil position its has nothing to do with religion.. Historic NY Oct 2014 #6

He should be fired, tarred and feathered, and run out of town on a rail. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #10

Of course not -- magistrates are not clergypeople rocktivity Oct 2014 #7

Wow. 96% believe they should be allowed to refuse?? theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #8

If this is the same poll as was featured on Joe My God dsc Oct 2014 #12

Not just no ... emphatically no etherealtruth Oct 2014 #11

Done, but still at 94 to 6 panader0 Oct 2014 #13

Same for me. Bonx Oct 2014 #14

JI7

(93,617 posts)

1. wouldn't that be discrimination by the State ?

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:21 PM

Oct 2014

i don't think state employees should be allowed to discriminate.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

9. Why yes, it would. His job is not his personal church.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:50 PM

Oct 2014

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

2. Done. Public employees serve the public, period.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:24 PM

Oct 2014

Should a Protestant magistrate be allowed to refuse a Catholic? etc.

Hate is currently winning pretty heavily.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

3. Establishment clause? Seems like a magistrate with a problem should resign if he or she can't

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:24 PM

Oct 2014

do his or her job.....

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

4. The first reply has it

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:25 PM

Oct 2014

If by choice you can't perform all the responsibilities fairly and without prejudice to all persons entitled to performance of duties by the magistrate...the magistrate should resign and hand the job over to someone who can and will.

City Lights

(25,830 posts)

5. Done.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:26 PM

Oct 2014

"No" currently at 6%; "Yes" currently at 94%.

Historic NY

(40,037 posts)

6. Sorry a magistrate is a civil position its has nothing to do with religion..

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:27 PM

Oct 2014

he should resign.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

10. He should be fired, tarred and feathered, and run out of town on a rail.

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:51 PM

Oct 2014

After a day in the stocks having rotten tomatoes lobbed at him.

rocktivity

(45,006 posts)

7. Of course not -- magistrates are not clergypeople

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:30 PM

Oct 2014

They're public servants, gays are members of the public, and same-sex marriage is now a legal public service. You don't get to pick and choose what legally assigned duties you perform for ANY reason. Do them all or lose your job.

rocktivity

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)

8. Wow. 96% believe they should be allowed to refuse??

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:36 PM

Oct 2014

DUers, get thy fingers to the polls.

dsc

(53,397 posts)

12. If this is the same poll as was featured on Joe My God

Reply to theHandpuppet (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 06:12 PM

Oct 2014

they trashed the poll once the no's got votes, then started over with all the yes votes and no no's.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

11. Not just no ... emphatically no

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 05:57 PM

Oct 2014

I can't believe folk at the link actually believe one can break the law because they want to .... jeeze

panader0

(25,816 posts)

13. Done, but still at 94 to 6

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 06:20 PM

Oct 2014

Bonx

(2,353 posts)

14. Same for me.

Reply to panader0 (Reply #13)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 06:38 PM

Oct 2014

The slow witted and ignorant responses in the comment section from hard right bible slappers are disheartening.

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