Embracing Martyrdom Without a Net

Kim Davis, the Kentucky Clerk who continues to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples (or even opposite-sex couples for that matter--I'm not sure what her argument is there) decided on Tuesday to defy the Supreme Court and continue to deny marriage licenses to all comers in Rowen County.  She and her staff have been ordered to appear before U.S. District Judge David Bunning on Thursday to explain why they shouldn't be jailed of fined for contempt.

Her (current) husband, who supports her position, compared his wife to biblical figures in the way she is "standing for God."  He also told the media on Tuesday that  he's a firm believer in the Second Amendment.  'I'm an old redneck hillbilly,' he warned.  "That's all I've got to say.  Don't come knocking on my door."

Davis herself issued a statement saying that "to issue a marriage license which conflicts with God's definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience.  It's not a light issue for me.  It is a Heaven or Hell decision."

The Governor cannot simply fire her because she is an elected official.  She can be impeached which would mean calling a special session of the state legislature, or impeachment proceedings could be delayed until the new session begins which is not until January.

what eye thynk:  First, to answer her gun loving husband:  The Sixth Commandment:  Thou shalt not kill.   Think about it.

Now to Ms. Kim (Proud to Be a Bible-waving Bigot) Davis:  She can brandish her Bible all she wants; but it may be more productive if she were to actually read it--maybe in all that free time she has while she is sitting around her state funded office not doing the job the taxpayers of Kentucky are paying her to do.

• Matthew 19:6 - Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh.  What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
• Romans 7:2 - For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth.
• 1 Corinthians 7:10 - And unto the married I command, not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband.
• Mark 20:12 - And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

Which brings me to Ms. Davis' little adultery problem.  It has been reported that Ms. Davis gave birth to twins five months after divorcing husband #1 in 1998.   The twins were fathered by husband #3 but adopted by husband #2 when she married him.  (Stay with me, that was the easy part.)  Then she divorced husband #2 in 2006 in order marry husband #3 the man who fathered the twins but who, by law, was no longer considered to be their father. In 2008 she divorced husband #3 and is currently married to Second Amendment loving husband #4.  (I lost track of the twins.  It's like a carnival game of follow the hidden peanut.)

The Bible Ms. Davis loves so much also has a lot to say about stoning the errant wife which I'm sure Ms. Davis would dislike--a lot.

I don't begrudge Kim Davis her faith. I do have a problem with this supposedly devout Christian taking an oath to uphold the law of the State of Kentucky--an oath administered with her right hand on the Bible--and then deciding that oath was meaningless while using the same Bible as a defense for her defiance.

I'm pretty well versed in what the Bible contains (all those years of Bible study and Sunday School while reading the Book from cover to cover several times cannot be denied); and I am certain that nowhere within its pages is there a verse that says the faithful can pick and choose which parts to follow, though in truth, Christians pick and choose every day.

• Leviticus 11:10 - And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living things which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you.

(You people having shrimp for dinner:  Sinners all!) 

Really, the Bible has lots to say about the ancient world that has nothing to do with the 21st Century and that any sane person, faithful or not, views as ridiculous. 

So, maybe Ms. Davis and all those gay-hating "Christians" should simply overlook the Bible's words on homosexuality, right?  Well, actually, they can't do that; which brings me to the crux of the problem with Ms. Davis' use of the Bible as an aegis against her civil disobedience:  Homosexuality was open and common in the ancient world--the world that Jesus walked during His lifetime--but nowhere, not once, does He condemn homosexuality--not in His commandments, not in His parables.  In fact, the Bible does not mention it at all--period. In Jesus' time homosexuality was an open and accepted part of God's creation, so unremarkable as to be completely overlooked.

If the Bible doesn't mention or condemn homosexuality, why should Ms. Davis and her fellow "Christians" be permitted to use it as a shield?  And, if Ms. Davis insists on her right to follow her Bible to the letter, even the ridiculous parts, maybe she should be reminded of this verse:

1 John 2:3 - And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.

Since I'm guessing John meant all His commandments, she better discard any shellfish in her freezer and show up in Judge Bunning's courtroom with a bag of rocks and a helmet because her safety net is looking pretty weak.