Atheists & Agnostics

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts) Sat Jul 4, 2015, 09:44 AM Jul 2015

For the Glory Of God....

"'For The Glory Of God': Entire County Clerk's Office Quits Over Same-Sex Marriage"

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/_for_the_glory_of_god_entire_county_clerks_office_quits_over_same_sex_marriage

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

A beneficial side effect of the legalization of same sex marriage may be the resigning of officials who should not be even near a public service job in the 1st place.

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For the Glory Of God.... (Original Post) AlbertCat Jul 2015 OP

they cannot see past their own prejudices RussBLib Jul 2015 #1

'"I honestly believe God will take care of us," Pope says.' mr blur Jul 2015 #2

If they are truly devoted, they will fling themselves off cliffs. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #12

"Others, who are opposed to discrimination, also support the resignations." Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Jul 2015 #5

Good for them to give up their incomes, benefits, and pensions mountain grammy Jul 2015 #4

"I honestly believe God will take care of us," awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #6

don't let the door hit your butt on the way out! ...nt uriel1972 Jul 2015 #7

And don't apply for a job in Kentucky... onager Jul 2015 #8

God will give them jobs in Heaven Cartoonist Jul 2015 #9

How can we nil desperandum Jul 2015 #10

Agree AuntPatsy Jul 2015 #11

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)

1. they cannot see past their own prejudices

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 10:15 AM

Jul 2015

You are quite right when you said

A beneficial side effect of the legalization of same sex marriage may be the resigning of officials who should not be even near a public service job in the 1st place.

Maybe we can get some people in those positions that are truly interested in the common good and doing a public service job.

Job openings in Tennessee!!

mr blur

(7,753 posts)

2. '"I honestly believe God will take care of us," Pope says.'

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 10:41 AM

Jul 2015

Yeah, good luck with that. You could always try praying.

(Mind you, do you suppose that a load more bigots raising money for your brave stand will constitute God taking care of you?)

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

12. If they are truly devoted, they will fling themselves off cliffs.

Reply to mr blur (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 02:27 PM

Jul 2015

Surely God will instantly provide some sort of roadrunner/coyote Acme device like springs for their feet?

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

3. "Others, who are opposed to discrimination, also support the resignations."

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 10:45 AM

Jul 2015

Yes, yes we do.

I saw a meme on FB today---"Remember when Christian county clerks refused to process divorce papers? Me neither."

Response to Curmudgeoness (Reply #3)

Pacifist Patriot This message was self-deleted by its author.

mountain grammy

(27,273 posts)

4. Good for them to give up their incomes, benefits, and pensions

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 12:26 PM

Jul 2015

for the glory of god, cause I'm sure they'll be rewarded with good new jobs and never getting sick or old, cause, god.

Now let's all pray and sing hallelujah and hire some people who need jobs and understand they work for the taxpayers, not any lord almighty, and get on with the business of marriage.

And, yes, the real benefit is getting people unfit to serve the public out of taxpayer supported jobs. That includes bigoted, redneck congresspeople as well. Time to fire them.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

6. "I honestly believe God will take care of us,"

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 07:17 PM

Jul 2015

shit in one hand and pray in the other, and see which one fills up first.

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

7. don't let the door hit your butt on the way out! ...nt

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 04:12 AM

Jul 2015

onager

(9,356 posts)

8. And don't apply for a job in Kentucky...

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 07:56 AM

Jul 2015

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis shut her blinds at work Tuesday to block the view of rainbow-clad protesters outside. They carried flowers and flags and signs saying "you don't own marriage." They chanted "do your job."

Moments later, she told a lesbian couple who walked in asking for a license to try another county.

Davis is among a handful of public officials across the Bible Belt so repulsed by the thought of enabling a same-sex marriage that they are defying the U.S. Supreme Court and refusing to issue a license to anyone, gay or straight...

Two things can happen if a Kentucky clerk won't issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple: They can resign, or go to jail, said Sam Marcosson, a constitutional law professor at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.

"If it means that you simply cannot fulfill your duties because of your religious beliefs, what is required of you is that you can no longer hold that office," Marcosson said. "That applies to a judge, that applies to a senator, that applies to anyone who holds public office."

http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-fight-turns-to-clerk-who-refuse-licenses