# Religious liberty of public employee vs. same-sex marriage rights. How to reconcile?

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**Created:** [June 30, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-liberty-of-public-employee-vs-same-sex-marriage-rights-how-to-reconcile/723876 "2015-06-30T16:35:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-liberty-of-public-employee-vs-same-sex-marriage-rights-how-to-reconcile/723876/318 "2015-07-02T21:16:47Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> First of all, I didn’t say it doesn’t hurt anybody and no one is penalized.

> [@Supreme Court \[declines to hear\] same sex marriage cases.\[plus further developments (Ed.)\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-same-sex-marriage-cases-plus-further-developments-ed/700544/837):
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> What I am proposing doesn’t penalize anyone.

You two work it out.

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