Jail time for Kentucky County Clerk
Posted on September 5, 2015
Filed under Opinion
“The internet is full of reports and comments about Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who has been sentenced to jail for contempt of court in refusing to issue marriage licenses. …
Questions raised by this incident are similar to those being raised all over the Western world in countries where same sex marriage has been recognised. To what extent should the religious freedom of those called on to celebrate or support such marriage ceremonies be recognised? This blog won’t be able to answer all those questions, but I would like to set out some considerations that I think policy and law makers should take into account, and to comment briefly on this decision.”
– Neil Foster’s latest post at Law and Religion Australia shows important freedom of religion questions need to be considered if same sex marriage is to be recognised in Australia.
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