From WLOS:
One of Swain County’s magistrates, Gilbert Breedlove is resigning rather than marry gay couples.
Despite a state memo telling magistrates to follow their oaths of office, or face suspension or dismissal, Breedlove says same-sex marriage not only violates his religion, but he says the federal mandate violates the U.S. Constitution.
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