I don't think the KKK are representative of Christianilty any more than ISIS are representative of Islam. They have both taken a religion and *******ised it for their own ends.
I agree.
The whole thing appears to have got massively out of hand (she has obviously played her part in this). The whole gay marriage thing was about tolerance and acceptance of others. I can't help but feel that someone ending up in prison goes against the ideal of something so recently won...
As is appears she refused any kind of compromise on the situation then i tend to agree with you. Still thinking throwing her in jail seems a bit harse. Surely as she was breaking the law and her not doing her job she could be got rid of some how?
I don't think your comparison works for the point i was making. It takes people a while to adjust their thinking in these situation and i think a workaround would have been the best solution rather than a stint in jail. Although she is apparently not open to such a workaround so i suppose my...
I take your point and this is why I found this story interesting. It is an example of logic that when a law is passed, decision won or an election decided anyone in opposition is expected to immediately embrace the change and dismiss their beliefs. There was a lot of it about on here after the...
Surely then they could organise someone else to do the marriage licences until her term of office is up. Seems like a load of hassle and expense for little reason.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-04/kentucky-clerk-jailed-for-denying-same-sex-marriage-licenses/6748700
Anyone following this story?
Jailing her seems a bit harsh surely if her job has changed and her conscience/beliefs/religion won't let her carry out part of it. They could somehow find a...