Posted on 09/03/2015 3:39:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
I agree.
Why has that become so unusual for so many people?!
Thank you Jim for this post and Thank you again Jim for Free Republic.
Well, Elsie, as I tried to explain to j.argese above, if the Legislature enacts corrupt law, if the executive enforces corrupt law, and if the Supreme court renders corrupt decisions, then it is they who are corrupt and wrong...not the people who try and live according to what is right.
When I took the oath to the Constitution, it was to defend her against all enemies foreign and domestic, and also to bear true faith and allegiance to the same. This woman is doing that...bearing true faith and allegiance. When things go bad, we all have to choose where we stand. I stand with this woman.
The Supreme Court and those acting against her are not bearing true faith and allegiance and the dissenting opinions make this clear. . Here is the woman’s statement, from jail, on her positon:
“I have worked in the Rowan County Clerk’s office for 27 years as a Deputy Clerk and was honored to be elected as the Clerk in November 2014, and took office in January 2015. I love my job and the people of Rowan County. I have never lived any place other than Rowan County. Some people have said I should resign, but I have done my job well. This year we are on track to generate a surplus for the county of 1.5 million dollars.
In addition to my desire to serve the people of Rowan County, I owe my life to Jesus Christ who loves me and gave His life for me. Following the death of my godly mother-in-law over four years ago, I went to church to fulfill her dying wish. There I heard a message of grace and forgiveness and surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. I am not perfect. No one is. But I am forgiven and I love my Lord and must be obedient to Him and to the Word of God.
I never imagined a day like this would come, where I would be asked to violate a central teaching of Scripture and of Jesus Himself regarding marriage. 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 is not a light issue for me. It is a Heaven or Hell decision. For me it is a decision of obedience. I have no animosity toward anyone and harbor no ill will. To me this has never been a gay or lesbian issue. It is about marriage and God’s Word. It is a matter of religious liberty, which is protected under the First Amendment, the Kentucky Constitution, and in the Kentucky Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Our history is filled with accommodations for people’s religious freedom and conscience. I want to continue to perform my duties, but I also am requesting what our Founders envisioned – that conscience and religious freedom would be protected. That is all I am asking. I never sought to be in this position, and I would much rather not have been placed in this position. I have received death threats from people who do not know me. I harbor nothing against them. I was elected by the people to serve as the County Clerk. I intend to continue to serve the people of Rowan County, but I cannot violate my conscience.”
I agree with and support her.
Repentance. You might want to look into it. It's something we Christians do when we give our lives to Christ, and continually afterward.
It’s a fast paced world these days.
And there is SO much ‘news’ to wade thru.
We tend to skim instead of ponder.
And, headline writers like to grab us with whatever will work; but if we actually read the bulk of what they have written; it’s found to be; shall we say; just a WEE bit different than the title.
(Kinda like some FR threads... ;^)
And I know where you are coming from.
Anyone with shovels in their resume' is purty good in my book.
What do ‘Christian’ clergymen Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Jeremiah Wright have to say about this?
They’re all deeply saddened.
They stole that from TAX CHEAT Tom Daschle.
Whenever Daschle spoke of non leftwingers
he always established his position of Superiority by saying that their actions either “disappointed” him or “deeply saddened” him.
Meaning that he stood at such a towering height above them that from his viewpoint they appeared as wayward children.
1. She’s a Democrat.
2. Her previous marriage record.
3. Her “Drama Queen” act for the cameras.
The woman is not to be trusted.
What she did was right. All of the things you posted above are excuses not to support it.
I said some of this earlier today on a different thread, but it bears repeating.
Jim Robinson deserves thanks for refusing to back down on core conservative issues like abortion and homosexuality. I am not happy with some of where I see the conservative movement going and I’m glad Jim Robinson and Free Republic are refusing to go down a bad road.
I don’t agree with everything Jim Robinson says. There’s been lots of discussion of Kim Davis’ beliefs and I clearly don’t agree with some of what her church teaches. We live in America and people have a Constitutional right to disagree.
However, we can learn a lot about people by who their enemies are, and on which issues they’re willing to take a stand and fight, rather than just talk.
Kim Davis and Jim Robinson both have the right enemies. That counts for a lot in my book.
Thank you very much.
God bless.
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