Take Your Stand

When I was little, a missionary came to the church and talked about how Christians in some third-world countries were being persecuted and even jailed because of their beliefs.  He said someday that would happen in the United States.  I laughed.  I thought he was nuts.  This is America -- land of the free!  That could never happen here!  Or so I thought....

Fast-forward about 35 years....

A county clerk in Kentucky was sentenced to jail last week because she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.  A judge found Kim Davis in contempt of court because she said she could not and would not issue the licenses to gays based on her biblical beliefs.  That's right, she went to jail because of her faith.

Davis spent six days in jail before the same nutball judge releaased her.   Kim Davis held to her convictions and didn't back down.  She has vowed to keep fighting even if it means  going back to jail.

Many on the left and even some on the right, including several of the Republican candidates for president, said Davis was wrong.  They argued that same-sex "marriage" is the law of the land, and Davis must uphold the law.

That's wrong.  It is not the law.  It is the opinion of five unelected judges on the Supreme Court.

Perhaps this would be a good time to review a basic civics lesson that I learned in Mr. Peet's high school government class: The Supreme Court cannot make laws. It can interpret laws and issue an opimion, but it cannot legislate from the bench.  That's exactlly what the court did with its invalid same-sex "marriage" ruling.

Kim Davis was right to ignore the Supreme Court's opinion, and other clerks should follow her example.

I'm disappointed that some of the candidates didn't support Davis.  I expected that from Hillary but not from Jeb Bush or Trump. This says a lot about their character.  Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee backed Davis and weren't afraid to voice their support.

Kim Davis is a hero of the faith.  She has shown she's willing to stand firm in her faith no matter the cost.  The words of that missionary have never been truer.  He said Christians in the United States would be persecuted and even jailed because of their faith some  day.  That day is here, and it's only going to get worse.  When that time comes, will you take a stand?

Ephesians 6:13:  "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand."