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yardwork

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13. She has the right to believe anything, no matter how foolish or hypocritical.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 10:45 AM

Sep 2015

She doesn't have the right to get paid not to do her job.

If her religious beliefs conflict with her job duties, then she needs to resign.

If she is allowed to dictate her job responsibilities based on her personal beliefs, where would it end? Police officers refusing to work on Sundays? Magistrates refusing to marry interracial couples or previously divorced people?

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Kim Davis is not following the tenets of her Apostolic Christian Church [View all] mnhtnbb Sep 2015 OP

That's one dangerous belief Matariki Sep 2015 #1

I am not in agreement with her position nor her views on the Bible. mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #2

Oh, I agree with you completely. Matariki Sep 2015 #3

The New Testament says the same about slaves and masters, the slave should obey their master Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #4

Have you not read the Old Testament? nichomachus Sep 2015 #6

yeah but... Matariki Sep 2015 #9

This lady is a scamster just waiting for her gofundme page. Vinca Sep 2015 #5

This is her personal bible. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #7

Very funny. mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #8

Different Apostolic Church fritzmb Sep 2015 #10

Interesting. The website for her church is down. mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #11

There is a simple explanation to this.... factchecker99 Sep 2015 #12

She has the right to believe anything, no matter how foolish or hypocritical. yardwork Sep 2015 #13

Yes. As the story developed the information about her particular mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #14