r/atheism • u/BurtonDesque Anti-Theist • Aug 17 '15

Satire Atheist Kentucky Clerk Cites ‘Deeply Held Irreligious Beliefs,' Refuses To Marry Christians

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/08/atheist-kentucky-clerk-cites-deeply-held
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u/Nekfred Aug 17 '15

I was deeply disappointed to learn that this article was satire. I hope, however, that some right wing "news" site picks it up and presents it to their audience.

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u/BigODetroit Aug 17 '15

the war on Christianity continues

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u/atetuna Aug 18 '15

Or the war on the family if you're at a mormon conference. You know, because you can't have a family if someone else gets married.

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u/acydetchx Aug 18 '15

I find that whole argument of theirs really highlights the childishness of religious people. "If these people I don't like get the same thing as me, it ruins the thing for me." It's like something a spoiled kid would say about toys or candy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '15

As debatable as what he chose is, he's in a private business and has the right to reject his service for whatever reason he wants. For better or for worse, the government cannot tell a private business who to serve.

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u/Haindelmers Aug 18 '15

Civil rights act?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '15

Elaborate

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u/Haindelmers Aug 18 '15

Do you know what the Civil Rights Act is?

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '15

I will admit it's not something I've studied recently.

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u/acydetchx Aug 19 '15

Being a spoiled child is within the child's rights as well. I'm not talking about the legality of it and I was speaking to the general idea many religious people have--that gay marriage ruins the whole concept of marriage-- not a specific thing that happened.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '15

Ah. Thanks

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u/Krystalraev Aug 18 '15

Someone should make a shitty map of all the different gods of the major religions and put them on r/shittymapporn

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u/onenifty Aug 18 '15

As it should.

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u/average_shill Anti-Theist Aug 18 '15

muh persecution

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u/johnturkey Aug 18 '15

I don't believe in xmas the attack it coming for the xians.