"I don't think I'll ever understand why some think these laws simply don't apply to them, particularly when such effort is made in the legislative process to mitigate probable impact against personal conscience matters."
Well, because they are convinced that they are privy to God's Truth and that it is their obligation to ensure that all are brought to that Truth.  I thin that this involves a great deal of pride, but they all insist that they are humble "instruments of the Lord".  To me, they are simply theocrats.  I believe that, if they had the means, they would be no less deadly than any other religious fanatics.