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struggle4progress

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28. The NJ manual lists several different forms of documents to notarize, indicating

Wed Mar 26, 2014, 07:26 PM

Mar 2014

the list is not exhaustive, so the notary might have had to examine more than one part of the document: if the notary had little experience, confusion might be possible

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NJ bank won’t notarize American Atheist documents for ‘personal reasons’ [View all] LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 OP

She needs to have her commission pulled Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #1

I can't believe what she did is completely legal LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #3

It isn't. I am a notary, and she should have her commission pulled. When Nay Mar 2014 #12

I agree LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #14

That's interesting -- VA has a long code of conduct that I haven't read in years, Nay Mar 2014 #17

Pure discrimination. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #2

I am going to remain skeptical about this until there is more information. cbayer Mar 2014 #4

Always a good strategy LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #8

I'm very glad you posted it and hope that more information becomes available. cbayer Mar 2014 #9

Looks like there are two other stories right now el_bryanto Mar 2014 #16

I saw that, but they are all sourcing there information from the same place. cbayer Mar 2014 #18

Help Help I'm being oppressed! prommie Mar 2014 #5

Welcome to DU LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #6

Welcome to DU and to the religion group, prommie. cbayer Mar 2014 #7

Pretty early in your career to come in here with the snark. Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #11

Why would the Atheist be embarrassed Politicalboi Mar 2014 #10

Well it was in a public place - i don't think she was embarrassed to be an atheist el_bryanto Mar 2014 #15

Here's the NJ Notary Public Manual: struggle4progress Mar 2014 #13

Interesting. There's nothing in there that specifically gives a notary the right to Nay Mar 2014 #19

I don't know the case law. Some states explicitly require notaries to perform their duties struggle4progress Mar 2014 #20

You can't understand? Seriously? skepticscott Mar 2014 #23

Lots of folk say and do stuff I don't understand. Take trolling on the internet, for example. struggle4progress Mar 2014 #26

They do it because they're bigots skepticscott Mar 2014 #34

As a representative of a state and given powers by a state, I would assume Nay Mar 2014 #29

If you read the post with the statement from the bank below, cbayer Mar 2014 #30

Oh, I agree. I'm just discussing what-ifs. I've had to consult with other notaries myself as a Nay Mar 2014 #31

Thanks for the insight on this. cbayer Mar 2014 #32

After SCOTUS rules edhopper Mar 2014 #21

I call bullshit. rug Mar 2014 #22

Statement from the bank: cbayer Mar 2014 #24

I call BS Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #25

The NJ manual lists several different forms of documents to notarize, indicating struggle4progress Mar 2014 #28

Confusion is not "personal reasons" skepticscott Mar 2014 #36

We now have two quite different accounts. I don't have ESP so can't reconcile them struggle4progress Mar 2014 #37

The only one saying that is Amanda Knief. rug Mar 2014 #40

Well the only one saying "Personal Reasons" wasn't part of the discussion is the Bank. el_bryanto Mar 2014 #45

And Knief has a political motive for claiming it. rug Mar 2014 #47

Does she? How much hay are they really going to be able to make over this. el_bryanto Mar 2014 #48

I didn't say she was any good at it. rug Mar 2014 #49

Yeah. Fine. Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #39

See the statement from the bank in #24 struggle4progress Mar 2014 #41

See the OP Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #43

We now have two quite different accounts. I don't have ESP so can't reconcile them struggle4progress Mar 2014 #53

I missed that declaration on the private school "not girly enough" thread. Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #54

Yes, that is my general impression of the "inerrant infallible Bible" folk struggle4progress Mar 2014 #55

Occam's razor is not bullshit. rug Mar 2014 #33

Occam's razor is not bullshit. AlbertCat Mar 2014 #62

Given that William of Ockham was a Franciscan friar and that he postulated his razor as a means rug Mar 2014 #63

So you suspect Silverman of phonying up the incident skepticscott Mar 2014 #35

She didn't say that. I will. rug Mar 2014 #38

according to the article Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #27

Not at all important if you prefer to argue... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #42

So if an atheist notary had said the same thing Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #44

You have to prove discrimination... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #46

So if a black person sits down in a restaurant skepticscott Mar 2014 #50

We're back to the first question of just what happened... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #51

"We really don't know it happened that way." Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #52

THe school's bad attitude is on the record, unlike the bank's, and... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #57

No, we're not skepticscott Mar 2014 #56

So, in said hypothetical situation my first reaction should be... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #58

Um...yeah skepticscott Mar 2014 #59

hmmm struggle4progress Mar 2014 #60

Since you're spreading this crap here, too. Let me explain for the readers here Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #61