I was not planning on commenting on the Kim Davis controversy, since so much has been said already.
But I changed my mind this morning upon hearing that Senator Graham said, 'do your job or quit".
She (Kim Davis) has decided like so many members of society today to cherry pick the Bible. We will follow the passages that we like and ignore the ones that we do not.
Help the poor, care for the disabled? are you kidding me, why doing that would either interfere with your being able to get that pair of shoes that you want to buy.
Have only one spouse?
Are you kidding me? that would stop you from bedding your neighbor's spouse.
You want to marry John, you know he is a man and so are you, but you love each other.
The Bible says, same sex relationships are wrong, how dare you want to marry him, "I will do my job, as prescribed in the good book, I will not issue a marriage license".
You choose to buy those shoes rather than give to a charity which is helping the homeless and the poor (a demographic which is growing daily.)
You choose to marry a man or woman who is divorced.
But you choose to say to another human being, you cannot love that man or woman, it is wrong.
You cannot have it both ways, because at the end of your life, if you do indeed believe in God, you will have to answer to Him. Until then you have to answer to the laws of these United States of America.
Good for Senator Graham. Unfortunately, you are right, there are WAY TOO MANY today who cherry pick the Bible to suit their agendas. I cannot help but wonder though if this woman is just being defiant and trying to prove a point rather than doing this for so-called "Religious Beliefs". Can someone really be that ignorant, I am sorry but that's how I see her.. as to risk jail time and possibly being impeached for this? Makes absolutely no sense to me.
ReplyDeleteI don't know whether Davis is elected or appointed. In some jurisdictions the CC is an appointed office. In others it's an elected office. Either way it doesn't make any difference. The county clerk is a government official and as such is directed to enforce, uphold and observe the laws of the jurisdiction. If he or she fails to do that they should be dismissed - and, perhaps, prosecuted for obstruction of the law. Pretty straightforward.
ReplyDeleteIf your personal beliefs do not allow you to perform your duties in accord with the laws (and for which the taxpayers are paying you) then you resign and find another job to replace the high-paying sinecure that is a county clerkship. Also pretty straightforward.
If you don't like the laws as written, then work within the legal system to amend or abolish. Also pretty straightforward.
Davis is an elected official.
ReplyDeleteThese are the words they should paste on her cell,
ReplyDeleteJesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at him.