Posted on 09/01/2015 6:32:02 PM PDT by rickyrikardo
The Kentucky county clerk facing potentially stiff penalties for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses has been married four times, raising questions of hypocrisy and selective application of the Bible to her life.
The marriages are documented in court records obtained by U.S. News, which show that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis divorced three times, first in 1994, then 2006 and again in 2008.
She gave birth to twins five months after divorcing her first husband. They were fathered by her third husband but adopted by her second. Davis worked at the clerk's office at the time of each divorce and has since remarried.
Davis has described her desire to strictly adhere to the Bible in stark terms and thus far has shown no sign of bending to court orders on same-sex marriage. She said Tuesday she fears going to hell for violating "a central teaching" of the Bible if she complies with the orders.
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Ricky, we hardly knew ye.
What's happening here, folks, is that more and more of us are being forced to choose between St. Augustine's proverbial City of God and his City of Man.
Yeah was browsing his posting history. Always contradictory, and a stealth Warmunist.
I don’t believe so, at least in how some or many American Christians seem to believe it is. There are plenty of people who either leave homosexuality, and I will say here I formerly lived as a lesbian, or never get involved in it, while there are many people engaging in adultery and fornication with the opposite sex. The latter shouldn’t feel safe by saying at least it isn’t homosexuality, and believing it is worse can give that false sense of security, just as people often say that they’re good people, so they don’t need Christ, because at least they aren’t murderers. Then there are all manner of other sins, too, and most of all, not acknowledging the Lord.
Oh what difference does it make? This ain't the religion forum. Jeeze, conservatives are some of the worst saboteurs of conservatism I have ever seen when they are up on the high horse.
Let's face it, our state leaders and of course Republicans in Washington have completely let us down. Now you got idiots like Kasich talking about "moving on."
Apparently the clerk has three failed marriages. Still, she is the only elected American official (of which I’ve read) that is standing up in opposition to the Supreme Court’s usurpation of the constitution. The only one.
There was a time when Christian agencies operated without the interference of the state.
Thank you.
A lot of folks still carry their sins. They don’t want to know Jesus Christ. They do not know what real forgiveness is. If they don’t open their hearts to Him, then they will carry all their sins to their grave.... then what?
It makes a big difference.
Legally, not one bit.
The lady’s taken a stand. More than I can say for McConnell or Boehner. 2 heteros come into a clerk’s office and want a marriage certificate, can’t tell much beyond that. Two homos come in, well, as my old sergeant major used to say, “you’re as wrong as two boys [copulating]”. Some things are more obvious than others...not her fault. When confusion at a very fundamental level presents itself, you either enhance the cultural chaos or you don’t.
Interesting to me that the ACLU is only asking for monetary damages against her, no prison time.
“raising questions of hypocrisy and selective application of the Bible”
Really?
USNews and Steven Nelson, thy name is hypocrisy.
Modern day journalists like this one do not apply the Bible, but it will be applied to them. And this writer testifies that he is aware of what the Bible says. So he will have no excuse on judgment day. His own words will condemn him.
In Massachusetts, it was such an agonizing decision (sarcasm off) for the Catholic adoption agencies because they were getting paid a lot of money from the state to place children for adoption.
Thirty pieces of silver will do it every time.
To those who understand what Christ died for, it makes a very big difference. I’m sorry you can’t see that.
Davis did mention that in a statement put out by Liberty Counsel, and liberals are trumpeting this all over the place. They see an importance to it. It will no doubt be headline news tomorrow. And what’s involved here is far more than this one legal case. If nothing but the legal documents matter, then the Supreme Court has already settled that. What’s larger than the human laws is God’s sovereignty.
She’ll probably eventually be removed one way or the other but not at expense of her conscience. She’ll be able to face her maker knowing she did what was right.
But this isn't the religion form. This is a constitutional issue. Can you see that?
In Michigan Democrats are trying to force faith based adoption agencies to provide victims to the predators.
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and if they accept gov. funds, they will be forced to do so.
The Baptist Children’s Home here in Illinois accepts no gov. funds and do not adopt children to queer “families” they thrive on private funding from various churches and individualadopt children to Christian families (Not just Baptist) Their fees are based on a sliding scale on family income.
Baptist Children’s Homes are in many but not all states.
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