Virginia atheist couple: Court-appointed officiant told us we had no right to get married

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/30/virginia-atheist-couple-court-appointed-officiant-told-us-we-had-no-right-to-get-married/

By Travis Gettys
Friday, May 30, 2014 13:14 EDT



A court-appointed official in Virginia refused to perform a wedding ceremony for a couple because they don’t believe in God.

Tamar Courtney and Morgan Strong planned to get this married after six years together, and they’d hoped a friend would be able to officiate, reported the Friendly Atheist blog.

But that friend had trouble obtaining his license, so the couple turned to Franklin County – where a judge referred them to two court-appointed officiants.

The first official they called, Bud Roth, said he would not perform the ceremony at the courthouse, although he didn’t specify why, but said he would marry them at his church.

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