She runs a state office that gives out pieces of paper. She's not "participating in their ceremonies."
I support the baker or photographer who doesn't want to work a gay wedding.
But this is a silly case.
RE: She runs a state office that gives out pieces of paper. She’s not “participating in their ceremonies.”
She objects to her SIGNATURE being on the paper, which to her, means participation.
A reasonable compromise would be to allow someone else of authority to sign his/her name on the paper.
See, I don’t really support the baker. If they bake a cake, the customer can do with it what they like. The photographer must go to the ceremony and photograph it, that is tougher to do. The photographer should not have to attend a gay wedding if they don’t want to.
While I support the baker, I wouldn’t refuse to bake the cake. It is, however, a slippery slope.