APNewsBreak: La. justice of the peace who refused to marry inte...

A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday, after weeks of refusing to step down despite calls for his ouster from officials including the governor.

[Derek]

I know this is a touchy subject but we are suppose to have the choice to stand up for what we believe in and to speak our minds as long as it doesn't violate someone else's rights. How is making someone do something that they don't believe in any different from choosing not to do it..Hows this any different from people refusing to marry two men..It's not if you are going call it one way you have to call it both ways..Personally I believe you should be with who ever makes you happy , no matter the race and if you agree with that then why is it so hard to agree it shouldn't matter the sex of a person either. Every one here only has one life , so let us live..Thank You..I hope you understand the point..

[jimmy H]

The rights of the Caucasian, and the Caucasian Christian, are the rights that are being violated, everything else seems to be accepted. If you don`t agree, just SAY the word `Jesus`, you will see and feel the outrage on something that was never meant for harm, but has somehow been construed as violating others rights.

[nmweatherman]

"There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said in an October interview with The Associated Press. "I think those children suffer, and I won't help put them through it."

I'm sorry but you cannot legislate peoples' beliefs, mores or integration. Many firmly believe miscegenation is wrong and agree with this judge. Social engineering will never succeed...oh, you can pass laws to try and ram it down folks' throats and then punish them when they exercise their beliefs, but social engineering doesn't work and will never work. Judge Bardwell wasn't playing the currently accepted PC games. He spoke his mind and the truth, the reality came out. The PC Police cannot stand the truth getting out.

Then he did the honorable thing...he stood by his principles and morals and resigned.