The Daily Tar Heel :: Religious beliefs create conflict over gay marriage for NC officials - 2 views
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Six county magistrates have resigned from their positions, saying they can’t grant gay marriage licenses due to religious convictions.
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She said she thinks magistrates have a right to sue the state for violating their religious freedom.
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“Even those magistrates who may be uneasy or reluctant about it will see that the ceremonies have become even more common. They’ll probably see people they know getting married. Folks will get used to it.”
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This article relates to the religion of Christianity and its belief of disapproval of gay marriage. Why will the magistrates not marry gay couples if it is legal, but even still it is not the magistrates who are gay, it is only the people they are marrying?
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Putting personal beliefs aside, if North Carolina were to ban gay marriage like this for religious reasons, it would be a violation of the first amendment. There should not be a conflict if one side violates the rights of people.
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In my own opinion, and this is something I fear will happen frequently, is that America is slowly becoming less of a country that has freedom OF religion and more of a country where there is freedom FROM religion. I think the magistrates should be able to practice their own beliefs even if there are some who disagree.