Um you actually are supposed to leave your beliefs at the door of your government job.

That's what America is built on

Separation of Church and State

Damn Fascist traitors

So if this woman went to Red Lobster, she would be totally cool with her server saying, "Sorry, my religion forbids shellfish, but I'll go get our dishwasher to help you." 

Whatever, as long as you get served. This whole thing smacks of carpet-bagging...by carpet munchers. 

She is certainly assumptive. Did she actually ask God? And did she get an answer, in writing, properly notarized?

I absolutely love the fact that an older women with four grown daughters who has short hair is immediately pegged as a closet lesbian.  Fucking BRILLIANT.  I love this shit when you're all boo hoo hoo on the bullying threads.  Doing shit like that makes you no better than the people who bullied the kid in Buffalo, but keep doing it if it makes you feel better about yourself. 

but but but she has GAYDAR. That makes her, like um, a genius or something.

Hey everyone, whiteiris and 95 are the same tool. 

Boy you little stinker you almost fooled us....

So you think a woman with short hair and disapproves of homosexuality is automatically a lesbian and you think two people who disagree with you are the same person.  I thought the whole idea of tolerance was understand people (plural) may have different opinions than you.

Matt, again, you're showing that you're one of those dangerous types.  Smart, but um, actually not that smart.  Tell me what having four grown daughters has to do with her *not* being gay.  As if someone with children can't be an open or closeted homo?   Oh, that's right.  Nothing.  I would hope you don't try to whip out this brilliance of yours at educated dinner parties.  The crowd must be amazed...

And you make a judgment based off a picture, going off the old adage that if someone disapproves of being gay ZOMG THAT MUST MEAN THEY ARE GAY. 

Still doesn't affect the fact that cyberbulling is still present right here in this very thread for a woman who made a perfectly legal accommodation.

Why is Obama on that sign when his position on Gay Marriage is “still evolving?"

Given the comments, this site is definitely living up to its name, Gothamist. Let me give you a "ruralist" view. When you move to a small town, the powers that be are absolute. The shit is what it is. Come here from Miami with attitude, you're going to get shelved. Does the woman have issues with her sexuality? Given the fact that I confused the picture of her with one of the complainants, that's obvious. But guess what else she has? Power. I can't defend this woman's actions, as they're deplorable to me , but be very careful which battles you choose to fight when you move to the hinterlands. You'll change attitudes a lot more quickly by climbing out of the trenches and burying your differences in them.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals because of their religion in hiring, firing, and other terms and conditions of employment.

The Act also requires employers to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of an employee or prospective employee, unless to do so would create an undue hardship upon the employer (see also 29 CFR l605).

Flexible scheduling, voluntary substitutions or swaps, job reassignments and lateral transfers are examples of accommodating an employee's religious beliefs.

In other words: The case is on very shaky ground.

All right.  Let's focus on the issues here.  Because a lot of you are twisting it.

1) Clerk has deputy clerk do all the licenses.  By appointment.  This policy was in place before the lesbian couple came in, it's not like she suddenly changed the rules.

2) When I had to get my marriage license, I had to go to my town hall at certain hours.  I couldn't just walk in and get it.

3) The clerk is not denying anyone - she simply delegates the work to another clerk.  I could see the problem if the clerk refused to do it straight out - but people can still get their license.

I admit, she is backward thinking, but she is religious, and within the eyes of the law, she is offering the best possible solution that does not conflict with her beliefs. 

We had a good ‘ol Gothamist rage session going there until Matt had to ruin the fun with facts and reality. 

I assume that the State Clerk is sworn in in some way, right?  I mean-- I'm confused here, is it coming as a surprise to her that she is a member of a secular government?  Did she read the brochure or anything?

That's what I was trying to say earlier.  People who actually believe that a book of stories, made up fucking stories (um, changed to pillars of salt, Red Sea parting...), written thousands of years ago, when let's face it, as a people, we were kind of fucking dumb, guides their life in 2011 are just morons.  They are simple people, afraid of change, who when anything goes wrong in their life or they want to be a bigot they just go "it's god's plan."  lalalala   In other words, they excuse themselves of being fucking idiots.  Unbelievable really.  Unbelievably frightening. 

The best part is, that her name and picture were below the fold on the NY Times today.  She'll be fired soon, as she should be.  Fucking closeted dyke.  Unbelievable. 

Oh and you can bet Ted Haggard is still a fag. 

An enlightened lesbian, lucky us. What the hell are you doing wasting your time posting on gothamist. Please, spread your idiocy er "wisdom" around the world. People are waiting.

Can't fire her.  Discrimination on religious grounds + she properly delegated the work.  She gets fired, the town and the state will lose big in court. 

Belforti: “God doesn’t want me to do this, so I can’t do what God doesn’t want me to do."

Jeez, now delusional government employees think that God speaks to them about how to perform their jobs.  I find it interesting that this public servant thinks that God wants her to hang on to the job, yet not perform the duties of the job.  How does she know that message comes from God and not from Satan?