Homophobic holier-than-thou county clerk defies court order, enjoys playing the martyr

[moonshaz.livejournal.com]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/01/ky-clerk-defies-court-refuses-issue-marriage-license-gays/71505008/

UPDATE: She's in jail now: BREAKING: Kim Davis Held In Contempt Of Court, Now In U.S. Marshals’ Custody

Comments

[fieryphoenix.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite smell tests for issues like this (for those who are otherwise unconvinced) is to substitute some variables. Imagine she went to get her n^th marriage license, but was denied by a Catholic county clerk on the grounds of not having had her previous divorce properly annulled.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

A bit rich coming from a divorced person.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

She reminds me of the guy who tried to get free food in restaurants, saying "Jesus already paid for this."

[rose-cat.livejournal.com]

Honestly, how has this woman not been fired yet? Do your job or get another one!

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

She should do her job in this case, but calling her a hypocrite is a little out of bounds. She's a recent convert, not a lifelong Christian.

[dexeron.livejournal.com]

The hypocrisy angle is good, but I think it falls on deaf ears when it comes to believers. "We're all sinners. Two wrongs don't make a right."

Better is to frame it this way:

"Do you think a Quaker County Clerk should be able to deny you a firearms permit based on his sincerely held religious belief against "weapons that are never appropriate for civilized use?"

"Do you think a Muslim County Clerk should be able to deny a woman a driver's license because he agrees with certain Islamic scholars' opinions against women drivers?"

If they answer no, then they should be able to see what's wrong with Kim Davis' stance. If they answer yes... well, then they're advocating living in a world where law is meaningless, and personal belief trumps all other concerns, and that's so far down the rabbit hole that no further constructive conversation is possible. Just slowly back away.

[planet-x-zero.livejournal.com]

I heard she was getting death threats. At least there's some comfort in knowing that.

[hindustar.livejournal.com]

I am kind of glad it was jail instead of a fine because no one can go to jail for her, but her fine would have been happily paid for her by other people.

5 of her clerks said they would start issuing the licenses. =)