This issue is a no brainer. Wobbes was rightfully fired. Her biblical arguments are not relevant as she was not performing church weddings. She is correct in saying that it would not be fair to the clients for her to perform same sex marriages. Knowing that her religious convictions would stand in the way of performing her changed duties, she could have sought alternate employment. Instead, she chooses to use her convictions to thwart the hard won legal rights of gay couples.

enough of the fantasy garbage. it doesn't matter which fairy tale you 'believe' in, which fantasy character rules your lives or which book of lies you quote, when you work for the people (government) you provide services according to the law (normally by contract). imagine a policeman who refuses to help you, a teacher who refuses to teach your child, a fireman who won't put out a fire because of their 'beliefs'. no. it's not negotiable, it's totally unacceptable. don't like it, get another job (or be sacked).

To all you "Christians": Jesus Christ was a paranoid schizophrenic carpenter from Palestine. Instead of believing He died for your sins, take responsibility for your own mistakes and errors. Religion is a magnet to those sociopathic minded individuals that refuse to take responsibility in life. Jesus died on the cross for you anyway, right?

This woman has no place in modern Holland's government. She should be fired and her pension suspended until she retracts her absurd and Abrahamic ramblings. Shame on you woman.

Matthew 19:10-12
Ruth 1:14 Ruth Naomi
Samuel 1:26 David Jonathan
She has the right to refuse to marry a black and white couple. See Genesis Noach Sem Jafet Cham.

Well, I actually didn't hear any hateful comment from the mouth of this woman so, using words like 'racism', 'hate' nor 'malice' is absolutely injust. I do not agree with Finy's biblical arguments at all but I respect her attitude and decision. She's very honest and transparent in her opininion and I really respect when she states that ' It's not fair to the gay couple as well'. She's not hating. I really do have more problems with a municipality council which is playing the thing unnecessarily hard and principally: I have no respect for their decision at all knowing that there are civil servants who can do the job. And to be clear and transparent as well: I have no problem with any form of living together.
Groningen, ik schaam me een beetje. Ik heb mijn hart links en ben trots op mijn geboortestad maar ik had van jullie een afgewogener beslissing verwacht en zeker meer respect voor andere meningen.
Willem Rabbeljee

Well, I actually didn't hear any hateful comment from the mouth of this woman so, using words like 'racism', 'hate' nor 'malice' is absolutely injust. I do not agree with Finy's biblical arguments at all but I respect her attitude and decision. She's very honest and transparent in her opininion and I really respect when she states that ' It's not fair to the gay couple as well'. She's not hating. I really do have more problems with a municipality council which is playing the thing unnecessarily hard and principally: I have no respect for their decision at all knowing that there are civil servants who can do the job. And to be clear and transparent as well: I have no problem with any form of living together.
Groningen, ik schaam me een beetje. Ik heb mijn hart links en ben trots op mijn geboortestad maar ik had van jullie een afgewogener beslissing verwacht en zeker meer respect voor andere meningen.
Willem Rabbeljee

Hard to find a victim here. Finy Wobbes will work until the end of her contract, then retire comfortably. Gay couples will look elsewhere for someone to officiate over their ceremonies. An ever increasing number of registrars in an increasing number of locations will step up to do the same. The times are changing. Twenty years from now, people will look back and wonder what all the fuss was about.

I do not feel one iota of sympathy for people unware of their own well-springs of hate and malice for people unlike themselves. Every such official driven from public office is an improvement of the system. Don't let the door hit you on your way out!

I support this brave & principled woman ! Go Finy ! Goed zo

Gay people are very nice and friendly people and should be allowed to live their own lives if for whatever reason they do not conform to the norms of
attraction between male and female. This attraction leads to a closeness, to the bonding of sexual intercourse, to a union and the ultimate outcome off offspring. This is all enshrined in the civil and or religious ceremony of marriage. Gay people cannot perform the functions of marriage. The Registrar is correct not to preside over a falsehood and should not be punished for her stand.

I support her stance and it is Biblical. We may have to answer to Man down here but we also have to answer to GOD, up there.

Puur racisme en werkweigering. Het is jammer dat ze een contract heeft en niet op staande voet ontslagen kan worden. Alhoewel dat best gekund had, denk ik. Ongelooflijk dat dit soort onmensen het woord "God" überhaupt in de mond durven te nemen. Had ze in een andere tijd geleefd, dan had haar ziekelijke haat voor het vreemde zich ongetwijfeld tegen anderen gekeerd, zoals tegen de gekleurde medemens of joden. Afgrijselijk gewoon, dat zulk soort mensen bestaat.

First they came for the marriage registrars,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a registrar.
Then they came for the teachers,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a teacher.
Then they came for the priests,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a priest.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.

Romans: "Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet." ..........Finy Wobbes, you are right not to officiate at same-sex marriages. Don't let their uncleanness make you unclean. Don't let their life of darkness be your stumbling block. You are absolutely right and they know it.