North Carolina’s new hurdle for same-sex marriage

...Yes, equal protection is the primary reason for a constitutional right to gay marriage, and the law shouldn’t make gay marriage more difficult. But the right to individual religious liberty is also important. The reason it doesn’t apply here is simply that government officials need to follow the law and treat everybody equally — not allow their own personal religious views to prevail...
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