9th Circuit sides with religious group that rescinded job offer over worker's same-sex spouse

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2. the 'legal issue' (at least clearly in the courts mind)

is whether they have a right to discriminate, within their hiring practices - regardless of the twists and turns (or illogic) of their religious belief.
(i.e., It doesn't make a particle of difference whether it makes and sense or not. It's what they believe - and they have a right to enforce that standard within their ranks.