theres nothing bigoted about observing that we no longer follow ecclesiastical law or teaching, we follow secular laws and statutes. the rest of the quote you omit also shows a fundamental hypocrisy from the women involved, and the precedence of secular law over others.
as i read it, that is...
whole debate about contracts is daft, i would assume that the contract includes a clause along the lines of "observing all local and state laws". just like any job includes a clause to follow company policy documents x, y, z, which can be changed at anytime by the company. seems to me highly...