Kim Davis, the clerk of court for Rowan County, Kentucky, has been imprisoned by a federal judge for refusing to issue marriage licenses in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision decreeing national, public endorsement of gay marriage. So, here's the country we now inhabit -- nobody was ever suing, penalizing, or imprisoning gays for getting married, yet people are now being sued, penalized, and imprisoned merely for declining to endorse gay marriage. Actual civil rights such as life, liberty, and property are being sacrificed so that a small percentage of the population can feel good about itself. Anyone proud of this turn of events is a sick son of a bitch.
Gays are not persecuted in this country. People such as Kim Davis are, and she is the only one who has a right to feel proud here. She has the strength to bear the consequences of obeying her conscience. She knows full well that the Supreme Court does NOT have the final word on the supreme law, either America's or God's, and she is willing to act accordingly. America was liberated from Great Britain and founded by people such as this; it's an indictment of the quality of men America now produces that a woman shows them what courage looks like.
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I keep hearing people chastise Kim Davis for not upholding the law. It is the Supreme Court that has not upheld the law, and the members of the Court are the ones who should be in leg irons. That kind of realization, though, requires active reflection and responsibility rather than slothful obedience. If the "law" is whatever the Supreme Court says it is, then there is no law. People worthy of calling themselves Americans can think for themselves and identify when the government has gone rogue. But these people are the remnant; the meek majority prefer slavery because it removes the terrible burden of responsibility.
I agree wholeheartedly, but I am a tad reserved in my judgement of the individual. On face value, this is a noble act. It is a reminder to all that we are not among equals nor a brotherhood of right thinking men. There is truly a lot of evil and misunderstanding. I will pray for her to be true of heart.
ReplyDeleteHowever at the end of the day this is a website for the Remnant. It is not an easy road to travel on, but we can only hope to face it bravely. May she do so. Keep in mind the rewards are greater than anything on this Earth.
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ReplyDeleteAs to Kim Davis, I admit not knowing much about her, and perhaps she's not the sort of person I'd hang out with. What I admire is her willingness to take a stand on principle and face severe consequences for her actions, a quality that defines a true Christian. Indeed, the irate responses that the simplest expressions of Christianity provoke in so many people went a long way toward making me reject the atheism of my youth and convincing me that Christianity captures fundamental truth, which people always strain to avoid. My entire life I've witnessed people swaddle themselves in lies and attack me for not playing along; what's happening on the national stage with gay marriage and so many other issues is the exact same dynamic.
But my attitude has changed somewhat over the past year or two. I don't feel so much anger as I once did, rather amusement. This joke of a society we inhabit isn't worthy of my anger. It is collapsing under the weight of its own lies, injustices, and perversions; I have no duty or desire (or ability) to save these people from themselves. The best I can do is stay true to myself, keep in touch with the Remnant, and prepare for what happens next. In the meantime, I intend to crack open a beer and watch the decline while I enjoy the second half of my life. I've earned it.