[Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, was jailed in contempt of court.]
My hubby came out of his man cave and said "GOOD!"
I asked "What was that about?"
He said "That lady got thrown in jail"
I asked "What lady?"
He said "That court clerk that wouldn't issue the marriage licenses."
I said "Ah, then you know that we stand on opposite sides of that issue, don't you?
He said "What do you mean?"
I asked "What would you do if it was ME that was the one that was thrown in jail instead of her?"
He said "What? You would do the same? She's an government official, she has to follow the law."
I said "God's law is above man's law. I would have done the same thing, Jeff. What if it were ME, instead of that woman, Jeff? What would you think then?"
Him "I don't wanna talk about it anymore"
Me: "Jeff, you're going to have to make a decision very soon, time is very short and you don't have much left if you want to make the decision before the Rapture."
Him: "I'm done talking about this stuff. Anyway, I'm going where ever you go anyway. You're good enough for the both of us."
Me "It doesn't work that way and you know it"
He walked away.
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He said "What? You would do the same? She's an government official, she has to follow the law."
I said "God's law is above man's law. No follower of the God of the Bible, the *only* God that's *real*, should have to follow the latter if it would mean breaking the former. I would have done the same thing, Jeff."
If this keeps up....or proves to be something they can't work through, I see a divorce lawyer in the near future.
@meh
Wow! Sounds....trippy . A very original story idea. Keep it up. :)
I wouldn't walk away. I'd simply reply 'Romans 13:1-5 says otherwise.'
She can always walk away. Fundie Retardation is sufficient grounds for divorce - certainly sectioning under the Mental Health Act here in the UK - anyway, but then divorce rates are one in two amongst those in the Midwest & Bible Belt states in the US, so she in this case would have no reason to complain; certainly no right : oh, how so many in Ruptured Retards were licking the arse of multiple divorcee Newt Gingrich, in threads prior to the elections last time.
Some day when he walks away, he will keep on walking. He won't look back. The only thing worse than a nag is a religious nag. You'll stand up for god, but you won't stand up for the man you married, not even enough to listen to him? You deserve a lonely old age.
"God's law is above man's law. I would have done the same thing, Jeff."
Then you are both traitors to the United States, declaring alligence to a hostile foreign power.
Me: "Jeff, you're going to have to make a decision very soon, time is very short and you don't have much left if you want to make the decision before the Rapture."
More threats.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Paul, the founder of the Christian faith, tell believers to obey the law, unless doing so violates Yahweh's demands, in which case they have to willingly face the consequences and "suffer silently"?
As for Grtful1, there is an alternative to going to jail: resign. If your job asks you to do something that you don't like, quit. Same goes for Muslims, Jews, Hindus, whatever. If your beliefs get in the way of doing your job, that job would be infinitely better off without you.
@Indicible ,
Then the husband would have to initiate it. The Bible says no to divorce unless there's adultery involved. It also tells believers not to marry unbelievers or even associate with them too much, so I'm guessing this fundy is either a convert or someone who was vaguely religious/"spiritual" before discovering the dopamine induced horror movie known as fundamentalist Christianity.
"God's law is above man's law.
So an I morally obligated to kill my neighbor that works on the sabbath myself, or can I call the police to do it? Does the whole town need to participate when stoning disobedient children, or can I skip it if I'm out of town? And how often must the town meet to execute adulterers, those that don't listen to priests, and those that wear mixed fabrics?
I dislike homosexuals and hate homosexual marriage...BUT.....the law has been made by the Supreme Court allowing homosexual marriage, and she has to follow the law if she is the one selling marriage licenses from the State. Simple as that. Don't like homosexual marriage? Fight it legally and vote for people who are against it too, or vote for a Presidential candidate who is against homosexual marriage. But she had no right to not give homosexuals their licenses and she got her ass thrown in jail. Simple as that.
I said "God's law is above man's law.
If he got off his Almighty ass and came down here, maybe. But until then, we follow the damn law.
Even "Senor boogie woogie" thinks Davis should have followed the law.
And they're against marriage equality (which is like being against interracial marriage, and has most of the same "reasoning" for opposing it, but whatever).
"Jeff, you're going to have to make a decision very soon, time is very short and you don't have much left if you want to make the decision before the Rapture."
Why can so many things fundies say be taken as implicit death threats? Especially when spoken to people who are supposed to be the fundie's loved ones?
@ #1855740
And how often must the town meet to execute adulterers,...etc....
Every day except the Sabbath. Stoning is hard work.
“I said "God's law is above man's law. I would have done the same thing, Jeff. What if it were ME, instead of that woman, Jeff? What would you think then?"”
I’d be bringing your toothbrush to the jain and saying, “I told you so.”
The JOB is determining if the applicants can legally marry in that state. It’s not approval, it’s not participation, it’s just noting that the law doesn’t prohibit their marriage.
Pushing your religion onto a purely secular function? I’m certainly not putting a nail file in your birthday cake if you’re still inside when that happens.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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