[Conscience of a Conservative]

The State is crushing religious freedom when it requires people to approve of homosexual unions. No, the State is merely requiring that State officials perform their functions in accordance with State law. In a nation of laws, there is no room for public officials to refuse to perform their duties because of their own personal beliefs, even deeply-held (and correct) religious beliefs.

[AnalogReigns]

So I take it you think during WWII pacifist Mennonites should of been required to be in the infantry like everyone else?

Again, religious freedom in the USA has always meant ACCOMMODATING sincerely held religious convictions. To force a public servant from her job, just because a bunch of sexual perverts want her to go is just not right.

She never refused a marriage license to a homosexual couple, only had another official sign them—a reasonable accommodation to the homosexuals AND her religious conviction.

I think you would have German concentration camp guards gas the prisoners—because, after all, it was done according to law—and officials are obligated to obey the law, right?

[AnalogReigns]

I take it also you support laws that force pharmacists—totally against conscience—to dispense birth control and the morning after pill—just because it was a legally passed law?

And Doctors, in a public hospital to perform abortions—when told to do so by law?

Not accommodating sincerely held religious beliefs—is well along the road to fascist totalitarianism....and is exactly what the statists demand—as the only true religion to them is the State itself.

Such is not a nation of laws, but of tyranny against conscience.