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In reply to the discussion: NJ bank won’t notarize American Atheist documents for ‘personal reasons’ [View all]Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)25. I call BS
I've been a notary.
1. Notarizing a signature is notarizing a signature. You don't need to know Jack about the paperwork.
2. If that really were the case why didn't she say that? Why the "personal reasons"?
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NJ bank won’t notarize American Atheist documents for ‘personal reasons’ [View all]
LostOne4Ever
Mar 2014
OP
Well it was in a public place - i don't think she was embarrassed to be an atheist
el_bryanto
Mar 2014
#15
Interesting. There's nothing in there that specifically gives a notary the right to
Nay
Mar 2014
#19
I don't know the case law. Some states explicitly require notaries to perform their duties
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#20
Lots of folk say and do stuff I don't understand. Take trolling on the internet, for example.
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#26
Oh, I agree. I'm just discussing what-ifs. I've had to consult with other notaries myself as a
Nay
Mar 2014
#31
The NJ manual lists several different forms of documents to notarize, indicating
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#28
We now have two quite different accounts. I don't have ESP so can't reconcile them
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#37
Well the only one saying "Personal Reasons" wasn't part of the discussion is the Bank.
el_bryanto
Mar 2014
#45
We now have two quite different accounts. I don't have ESP so can't reconcile them
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#53
I missed that declaration on the private school "not girly enough" thread.
Goblinmonger
Mar 2014
#54
Yes, that is my general impression of the "inerrant infallible Bible" folk
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#55
Given that William of Ockham was a Franciscan friar and that he postulated his razor as a means
rug
Mar 2014
#63
THe school's bad attitude is on the record, unlike the bank's, and...
TreasonousBastard
Mar 2014
#57
Since you're spreading this crap here, too. Let me explain for the readers here
Goblinmonger
Mar 2014
#61