An Oregon judge is being investigated for refusing to marry gay couples because of his ‘deeply-held religious beliefs.’

Marion County Judge Vance Day is under investigation by the Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability after he stopped performing marriages after a federal judge struck down the state’s gay marriage ban last year.

The case came to light on Thursday (3 September) when the judge’s request to create a legal defense fund was approved.

‘It is not my job to perform weddings,’ Day, who is also the former chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, told KATU-TV.

‘I have the option of doing that and I’ve chosen not to.’

He added: ‘I have nothing against my gay and lesbian brothers and sisters.’

Judges in Oregon are not required to perform marriages – but Day did officiate the weddings of four straight couples between May and September 2014. He then stopped performing all marriages with the exception of another straight couple in March.

‘It’s an exercise of his religious freedom rights under the First Amendment,’ his spokesperson told KGW-TV.

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Here we go again

Yet, with that big ass grin on his face, he looks like he'd be on the Men Seeking Men section on Craigslist.

Serving ChaosMen Serviced realness

he has a gay face

I can tell he swallows babies.

Why would anyone want to get married by a celebrant who doesn't approve of their union anyway? I know it's the principle of the matter. But it seems like a win/win. He doesn't have to marry couples he doesn't approve of and gay couples can go to someone who will endorse their love.

I suggest you read up on US law

Lemme stop going to Portland.

No one is forcing him to be a judge. He can quit.

I'll pass. I don't care that much lmao

As a JUDGE, elected official of the government, he's LEGALLY required to apply the law equally and fairly. His personal bias can be done on his own time.

Tbh

If he has the option not to perform weddings, then what's the issue?

stereotyping huh

He's being investigated for ethics complaints, marriages weren't the only thing he needs to defend himself in against:

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/oreg...in-courthouse/

You've been here for 4 years, it's par for the course. The stereotyping with the gay face trope is ridiculous and overblown, but I'm not going to spend more time addressing it because I don't want to make it seem like I'm defending a homophobic pile of filth like this judge.

Oh ****