"It makes no sense to allow civil servants, such Saskatchewan's marriage commissioners, to "opt out" of their duties, such as marrying same-sex couples, on religious grounds—because, duh, their positions have nothing to do with religion. For us, the dead-giveaway that this is just cheap pandering to social conservatives is that it only focuses on same-sex marriage and religion. If it was really about choice, why not simply allow marriage commissioners to "opt out" of marrying anyone for any reason?"
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Where does this stop? What if a marriage commissioner doesn't like mixed marriages - colour or faith?
They are hired to perform marriages - not be judge and jury.
If they won't - fire them and get someone who's willing to do their job.
Can you imagine you and your fiancé(e) going to a town/city hall, standing in front of a marriage commissioner, only to be told, "Wait a moment. I have to contact my colleague in the village so that he can complete the documents to have you two married. It'll take an hour for him to arrive. I won't complete your documents because I disagree with gay, bi-racial, or inter-faith marriages."
If a person is not willing to perform his/her duty as a civil marriage commissioner, then that person should not be one at all.
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