Clerk Denies Gay Marriage Licenses
Sep. 1st, 2015 11:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grimrose_eilwynnHere's the article:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/09/01/manhunt-on-for-gunman-after-cop-reportedly-killed-in-chicago/
Basically, a Kentucky clerk is refusing to issue any gay marriage licenses based on her religious convictions. I find this stupid and patently unfair. While I can sympathize with a Church not wanting to marry two gay people within their precincts -- who would even want to get married in an institution that considers them a sin? -- there is one thing I must point out. And I really can't emphasize this enough.
THIS WOMAN DOES NOT WORK FOR A CHURCH.
She is not in a place where religious beliefs should have any say over what goes on. It's called a separation of Church and State. I'm sorry to break it to you, kiddies, but marriage is not purely a religious institution anymore. It can be, but it can also be simply a legal matter. In this case, it is. They don't want to get married in a Church, they just want to get married! And they should be allowed to! Marriage is an official, lawful document that allows people privileges -- family precedence during hospital visits, for example -- that simple couples don't have.
While there is some paperwork allowing gay couples similar rights to married couples, this practice is very uneven and varies from state to state. Allowing gay marriage is much more universal.
I don't care if gay people are allowed to get married in Churches. I'm sorry, but frankly, I really don't give a fuck. You want to deny them entry? Go ahead. But don't deny them their goddamn legal rights.
Rant over.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/09/01/manhunt-on-for-gunman-after-cop-reportedly-killed-in-chicago/
Basically, a Kentucky clerk is refusing to issue any gay marriage licenses based on her religious convictions. I find this stupid and patently unfair. While I can sympathize with a Church not wanting to marry two gay people within their precincts -- who would even want to get married in an institution that considers them a sin? -- there is one thing I must point out. And I really can't emphasize this enough.
THIS WOMAN DOES NOT WORK FOR A CHURCH.
She is not in a place where religious beliefs should have any say over what goes on. It's called a separation of Church and State. I'm sorry to break it to you, kiddies, but marriage is not purely a religious institution anymore. It can be, but it can also be simply a legal matter. In this case, it is. They don't want to get married in a Church, they just want to get married! And they should be allowed to! Marriage is an official, lawful document that allows people privileges -- family precedence during hospital visits, for example -- that simple couples don't have.
While there is some paperwork allowing gay couples similar rights to married couples, this practice is very uneven and varies from state to state. Allowing gay marriage is much more universal.
I don't care if gay people are allowed to get married in Churches. I'm sorry, but frankly, I really don't give a fuck. You want to deny them entry? Go ahead. But don't deny them their goddamn legal rights.
Rant over.
