I just read the full statement, and it’s just as damnable to Russell Moore, if not more so.
This is an excerpt of what I wrote to the author of this piece. Please read the last paragraph below:
The thing is, Gary, the first paragraph as written is misleading. The way it’s written, people are thinking that your quotation is a direct quote from the first person mentioned in that paragraph — Russell Moore. But that’s not a quote from Moore, it’s a summary from http://www.christianexaminer.com/article/southern.baptist.ethicist.says.alabama.judges.must.uphold.gay.marriage.law.or.resign/48378.htm
People are commenting as though Russell Moore literally said, “Alabama judges who in good conscience cannot issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, should resign instead of fighting the law while in office.” But, again, he did not literally say that.
I really do think you need to either update the article or leave a comment, Gary, explaining that Moore didn’t literally say those words.
I need to add that I do agree with the point of the article, of course, that it’s imperative that Judge Moore — and all the judges in the state of Alabama — not allow a federal judge to impose her will on the state of Alabama. A federal judge has no authority to change a law that is part of Alabama’s Constitution. And clearly no judge should resign, since a right-minded judge’s conscience is aligned with existing Alabama law.
You will see that the author has updated his article, making it clear that the quotation is not from Russell Moore, but from the Christian Examiner:
That was my main beef with this article, that that quote seemed directly attributed to Russell Moore.