Sheryl Gay Strolberg Religion
In 1802 Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to the Danbury Baptist Association elaborating why the United States Bill of Rights prevents the establishment of a national church. Jefferson states,
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.
In other words, The U.S Constitution provides a distance …show more content…
Opening the reader’s eyes to Davis utilizing religion to operate outside the duties of her office and witnessing the fallout of this potential nuclear detonation on this country’s Constitution. Even more Judge Bunning stated, “Free to believe that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, as many Americans do. However, her religious convictions cannot excuse her from performing the duties that she took an oath to perform as Rowan County clerk.”
Storlberg brilliantly describes the couples attempting to obtain marriage licenses and those opposing this recently granted right, colorfully paints the picture of this deliberation as vivid as the rainbow flag. Showing Davis isn’t the only clerk with similar qualms such as Chris Jobe, president of the Kentucky County Clerks Association said “I’m a Christian and I firmly believe marriage is between a man and a woman, but I have a family and kids. It’s been a very stressful …show more content…
Starting with the radioactive convictions of those who cannot accept others who love outside their religious scope. In a country where the expression “equality for all” contradicts equality for all, same-sex couples are grabbing for acceptance. Not to mention, the couples of the opposite sex that only wanted to make their commitment to one another official. Being that, Dr. Martin Luther King said in his speech “And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must do it because it is right”. Bottom line, religious beliefs does not excuse one from doing their job, knowing that it may cause an inner conflict
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.
In other words, The U.S Constitution provides a distance …show more content…
Opening the reader’s eyes to Davis utilizing religion to operate outside the duties of her office and witnessing the fallout of this potential nuclear detonation on this country’s Constitution. Even more Judge Bunning stated, “Free to believe that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, as many Americans do. However, her religious convictions cannot excuse her from performing the duties that she took an oath to perform as Rowan County clerk.”
Storlberg brilliantly describes the couples attempting to obtain marriage licenses and those opposing this recently granted right, colorfully paints the picture of this deliberation as vivid as the rainbow flag. Showing Davis isn’t the only clerk with similar qualms such as Chris Jobe, president of the Kentucky County Clerks Association said “I’m a Christian and I firmly believe marriage is between a man and a woman, but I have a family and kids. It’s been a very stressful …show more content…
Starting with the radioactive convictions of those who cannot accept others who love outside their religious scope. In a country where the expression “equality for all” contradicts equality for all, same-sex couples are grabbing for acceptance. Not to mention, the couples of the opposite sex that only wanted to make their commitment to one another official. Being that, Dr. Martin Luther King said in his speech “And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must do it because it is right”. Bottom line, religious beliefs does not excuse one from doing their job, knowing that it may cause an inner conflict