You know, the fact that she's an extreme socon and a Democrat doesn't surprise me so much in that part of the country, but the fact that she's an Apostolic and a Democrat DOES. Actually even if she was a Republican I'd be surprised that an Apostolic is holding public office, especially one like that.
For those unaware, Apostolics are a Pentecostal denomination that are mostly found only in Appalachia and the Upper South and yet for whatever reason also North Dakota, (there's a non-negligible population around Bismarck, I know the chiropractor I went to in high school was one, and the receptionist, his daughter was recognizable as one), that basically shun alcohol and tobacco, jewelry, tattoos, most modern clothing and forbid women from wearing pants (they view this as equivalent to crossdressing like men wearing dresses), and their women wear their hair waist long while men are prohibited from having long hair, if you ever thought she was dressed a little odd and archaicly that's why (and notice her hair in the pic above.) They also heavily discourage though I don't believe actually "ban" owning a TV and watching movies. Much like Jehova's Witnesses they tend to be very "anti-worldly" and having one be in charge of record keeping for a county is an odd position. Although worth noting part of the reason why they hold to that is that such jobs could put someone in a position where they must be an accessory to sin...which brings up a valid point here. By the logic of her church she should've resigned as soon as the Supreme Court decision came if not sooner. Though I'm sure her local congregation support her and all.
That's an interesting and unique bit of analysis. Thank you.
Personally, I think issuing a marriage license to a homosexual couple is akin to burning a bit of incense to Caesar. However, there's nothing in the Bible that says Caesar owes you a job. The appropriate response for her is to resign.
This is the wrong hill for the religious right to die on. There's already a reasonable way for her to avoid violating her conscience, and she is a civil servant, not a private business owner. If social conservatives are to carve out for themselves a niche for themselves in a world where they are increasingly viewed as bigoted, they must be very careful about which battles to fight.
Of course, it is very easy for me to say she should resign with my cushy private sector job.
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