What's wrong with this picture ?

When some person gets in hot water with the IRS because of his sincere belief that paying taxes to a government that uses it for war is wrong, we call him a tax cheat and put him in jail. When some person gets in hot water with a federal judge because of using their elected office to deny people their rights gets in trouble, we call them a hero and have parades and demonstrations in their honor. What's wrong with this picture?

I wrote this in 2015 during the uproar over a certain County Clerk in a certain state who was refusing to do her duty and issue marriage licenses to *those people*. 
In my opinion, this County Clerk was misusing the power of her office to further a religious agenda.
In case some of you missed it, the state may not discriminate  on basis of religion, which includes because of the government official's religion. If you are a government official it is your sworn duty to do your job without favor for all who require your services. You may not
refuse service to someone, even if their personal lifestyle, culture, religion, ethnic origin or creed disturbs you or offends you. If you are unable to carry out the duties of your office due to this, you are obligated by honor to leave that office. You can always lobby government to change regulations, but beware that doing so to appease one specific religion is off the table.