Jerk Clerk

I am disappointed that Kim Davis and her supporters have so little respect for others.  She thinks she has the right to her beliefs, which is true, but also thinks everyone else should live by her beliefs.  And let's be clear: she is free to live by her beliefs, as everyone else is.  Of course, her beliefs seem to include the right to impose her religion on others, so hey, maybe she really is being discriminated against... See, I'm glad we live in America.  We each have as much freedom as possible, only limited when it imposes on others.  She can get married four times, twice to the same guy, and while I will roll my eyes at her and ask if she's sure it's a good idea, if I were a county clerk and she came in for a license I would not refuse to let her have it.  She is not being forced to marry a woman; but she feels it's fine to force others to follow her religion.  I will defend her right to her beliefs, but I will not defend her when she tries to force those beliefs on the rest of us.  Just like I'm not going to defend anyone else doing that, whatever their religion.  I am particularly put off by the tendency of conservative judges and clerks to be jerks on this issue, refusing to issue any licenses in order to avoid having to issue them to gay couples.  It's immature, like a kid saying "it's my toy, and I'm not letting anyone else play with it."

She could have resigned.  That would have been the brave thing to do, to keep her dignity, to make a stand.  But that's not what she wants- she wants the attention, she wants to be a "martyr,"  and she wants the money she will make by (possibly) keeping her job and (definitely) getting book deals and all sorts of other goodies from the idiots who support her and the cynics who are using her to make their own piles of cash.

Look, gay marriage is not part of the "central teachings of Jesus."  Putting your spin on an issue he said nothing about, while ignoring his very clear opposition to divorce, his commandment not to judge, etc., makes you a hypocrite.  We are not a "Christian nation."  The founders made sure no religion was in the government.  I don't want anyone- Christian, Muslim, whatever- to make rules based on their religion.  You know conservatives would be livid if a Muslim were doing something like this.  Allowing this would be a bad precedent.

I am disappointed in her, I am surprised she has so many supporters, and I am disgusted by the politicians like Cruz and Huckabee who are using this as a political tool, saying there is a "war on Christianity" when there clearly is not.  Not being able to impose your views on others doesn't mean you are being persecuted.  Disagreed with, yes.  Kept from being an ass, yes.  None of us should have the right to force others to live by our own beliefs.  I shouldn't be able to do that to you, and I don't want to do that to you.  Of course, someone will say "they're imposing their gay liberal agenda on us!"  Well, no.  They are asking to be treated equally.  Telling you that you have to accept others is not forcing you to do anything.  You are free to not marry someone of your own sex.  You are free to grumble and to post idiotic comments online.  Go ahead and live your life that way, and let others live theirs.  I will treat you with dignity, but I expect you to return the favor. It's as if conservatives see tolerance as a bad word- "How dare you insist that I let you live your life!"  Everyone should be treated equally and with respect.  Conservatives don't seem to be able to do that.  How sad.



This is funny though: