Yet, she needs a lawyer to defend it and the State of New York to priveledge it. That should tell you that there's something more going on than a simple policy change.
In this case, the clerk set up a system to comply with the law that allowed her to also comply with her religious convictions.
Really? Then tell me, what religious principle convicts her of engaging in sin if she processes this document.
Yep, the accusation is all we need to render a verdict and sentence. That's our great American legal tradition!
What's going on is a concerted effort to eradicate christian beliefs from the public sphere, IMO. This case is a textbook example of demanding special (not equal) rights under the law.
Then tell me, what religious principle convicts her of engaging in sin if she processes this document.
In the article it states she believes the Bible condemns homosexuality as sin, and therefore her personally signing such a document would be a sin for her, because she would be supporting the sin of others. Whether you agree with that position or not, that is her viewpoint according to the article.