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County Employees Will Not Be Forced To Perform Same-Sex Marriage Ceremonies

By Howard M. Friedman

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While the California Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriage (see prior posting), San Diego county will not force objecting employees to perform same-sex ceremonies. Yesterday's San Diego Union-Tribune reports that County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk Greg Smith has told the 115 employees who are deputized to conduct ceremonies to inform him if they have objections. Smith says it would not be fair to same-sex couples to have their weddings performed by someone who objects to the ceremony. County Counsel says, however, that objecting employees must have "legitimate religious or moral reasons" for refusing.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on May 22, 2008 (boomark / email).

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