Hate is not natural. Love is, but not hate . That Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples was not only refusing to do her job, the one she is paid for. She was also officially expressing the hate she was most likely taught from childhood. And, since it is no longer fashionable to express these strongly-held feelings through Jim Crow, she used her power as a government official to target same-sex couples. But government officials, specifically those in a position to express their religious beliefs officially, should not be allowed to to do so. They should be required to agree in advance of employment, that they will not allow their personal beliefs to interfere with the conduct of their official duties. Any violation should result in immediate termination.