Originally Posted by wowitsdark

I agree. He's not a judge is he? And is there only *one* JP in a parish or something?

I don't know that I'm comfortable with the statement, "If you wanna marry ANYBODY you have to be willing to marry EVERYBODY!"

But if the role of a JP, as a governmental official, is to essentially rubber stamp all legal marriages, I don't think he has a leg to stand on. I think if he wants to marry only certain couples than he needs to get state approval more in line with what a minister would have than a public servant. I think when you're a government employee, particularly if you are the *only* person filling a role, that you give up some freedom to be selective.