06-04-2015, 01:31 PM
The church can discriminate as they see fit; they're exempt from any anti-discrimination laws. They discriminate against a lot of people.
But, government employees who refuse to perform their tasks for certain people and think that their religious or personal convictions are more important than fulfilling the job requirements in accordance with the law should find a different line of work, IMO.
It wouldn't matter in the North Carolina case whether you called the contract a civil union or a marriage. The proposed NC law would allow those whose job it is to issue the license to refuse because they object to gay unions.
But, government employees who refuse to perform their tasks for certain people and think that their religious or personal convictions are more important than fulfilling the job requirements in accordance with the law should find a different line of work, IMO.
It wouldn't matter in the North Carolina case whether you called the contract a civil union or a marriage. The proposed NC law would allow those whose job it is to issue the license to refuse because they object to gay unions.