Syracuse judge refuses to perform marriage for same-sex couple: ‘It was real weird’
Syracuse judge refuses to perform marriage for same-sex couple: ‘It was real weird’
www.syracuse.com Syracuse judge refuses to perform marriage for same-sex couple: ‘It was real weird’
Felicia Pitts Davis performed a ceremony for a heterosexual couple but bailed out on two women waiting to be married, sources say.
Summary
Syracuse City Court Judge Felicia Pitts Davis refused to officiate a same-sex wedding, citing religious beliefs.
Another judge, Mary Anne Doherty, performed the ceremony.
Pitts Davis’ actions, considered discriminatory under New York judicial ethics and the Marriage Equality Act, are under review by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct
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If your “faith” prevents you from doing your public service job, get a different job.
Separation of church and state!
Also get a different faith.
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