North Carolina Magistrate Resigns Over Gay Marriage Mandate: It ‘Would Desecrate a Holy Institution Established By God’

Thom Watson, right, and Jeff Tabaco show the rings which they exchanged during their 2009 wedding ceremony at their home in Daly City, Calif., Monday, June 10, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month in a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the gay marriage ban, known as Proposition 8. Credit: AP

A Christian magistrate in North Carolina has resigned his post, citing his faith-based opposition to gay marriage.

Kallam, who will leave his position effective October 31, also said that it wasn’t his understanding when he took the oath of office that he would be forced to marry gays and lesbians, as the Associated Press reported.

“When I took my oath of office, I understood I would be required to perform weddings and have done so throughout my tenure,” he wrote. “I did not, however, take that oath with any understanding that I would be required to marry same sex couples.”

He added, “I can no longer fulfill my oath of office in good faith.”

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The Willpower
10 years ago

Finally, somebody with some character. I won’t hold my breath for followers.

Tina
Tina
10 years ago

A man of conviction.

blitzer
10 years ago

Finally a real man of God, thank you sir…………….