Linda Barnette: Mississipi Clerk Who Resigned To Avoid Issuing Gay Marriage Certificate
By OKECHUKWU PEACE Although she has put in 24 years of her life to her job as a County Clerk, Linda Barnette chose to resign to avoid issuing licenses to gay couples. According to the clerk with Grenada County, her choice was based on her faith. โI choose to obey God rather than man,โ Mrs. Barnette wrote in her …