The Anti-Defamation League released a statement Thursday that argued public officials should step aside if their religious beliefs prevent them from performing their job’s duties.
Kim Davis, a Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, was found in contempt of court and put into federal custody Thursday.
The statement said that Davis’ religious beliefs shouldn’t be questioned or challenged, but that she should perform the duties assigned to her.
The bottom line is that she has no right, constitutional or otherwise, to refuse to do the job the state of Kentucky pays her to do.
The statement continued:
If Ms. Davis or others feel that they cannot fulfill the duties they were selected to perform, they should step aside and allow others to serve the community.
Read the full statement.
Well said.
Yup. Spot on.
Simple, reasonable, legally sound, fair policy. . . which is why the religious right won’t acknowledge it.
Absolument! Vive l’etat séculier![1]
[1]After that stupid comment by Fiorina, I’ve decided to brush up on my French.
Uh oh. This could be a tough one for the right-wing nuts. They usually trip over themselves to show how good a friend they are of “the Jews,” but this will make them choose between them or a Christian martyr. What will they do? Haha just kidding. If American Jews ever think the GOP actually cares about them (other than as pawns in their End Times fantasies) I hope they take a moment to look at the Republicans lining up to support Saint Kim.