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

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    18·
    15 days ago

    Officiating a marriage is a “performance”.

    What kind of bullshit argument is this? Taking the job is agreeing to make those “performances”, as they are part of the job.

    Would it be right to commission a Muslim painter to paint Mohammed, then sue them when they refuse on religious grounds?

    What nonsense is this? Obviously he shouldn’t have taken that commission!! If he does, it’s perfectly reasonable to sue him for not doing the job he accepted and was paid for.

    If it was simply signing another document on a stack with a dozen others, that would be different.

    Nope, same thing. Part of the job.

    Part of American democracy is that religion and governance is kept separate. What she is doing is undermining the democracy she works for. To favor her religious beliefs instead.
    Unfortunately that is all to common for Christians, and they feel entitled to shit on everybody else.
    But would you also find it OK if she issued death penalties for working on a Saturday? Should we just accept that?
    Religion has no place in public service, and it’s particularly despicable that a judge doesn’t respect that. Her job is literally to uphold the law.

    • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
      124·
      15 days ago

      Those performances are notpart of the job. The job allows judges to perform weddings. It doesn’t require it. They have actual trials to run most of the time. That’s their job. They do weddings on their off hours, their iwn time. If you want one to perform your wedding you have to ask, and usually pay them to show up. Even when doing them at the courthouse, they’re donating their time. It might even be tax right off.