Pentagon surveys troops on DADT (again)

[Lamplighter]

...but she's a born again Christian...
So you're saying she's a hypocrite?

I expected someone would put forth such that thought.
and No, Glatt, I'm definitely not saying she is a hypocrite.

We do not live in a theocracy where the religion [beliefs] of officials
allows them to pick and choose how they will conduct government business,
either according to the law and/or demands of an appropriate Court,
or the whim of their current belief or to select the laws they agree with,
or are specifically to their family's benefit.

But with respect to her behavior as a "born again Christian",
one interpretation might be that with respect to refusing to issue legal marriage licenses,
she is bearing false witness against her neighbors, in her belief that they may
- in the future - commit a sin - not a crime - but what she believes is a sin.
She does not know these couples personally, and certainly does not know what they will do/not do in the future.

She has taken an oath as a government representative whose job is, among other things,
to follow KY and US laws by granting marriage licenses to those
who are legally qualified for one.
If she can not, in good conscience perform all of the duties of her job,
she should resign, transfer, take a leave of absence, run for a different elected office, etc.
There are many options open to her. Refusing to perform her duties is not one of them.

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