Kim Davis Saga: Of Defiance And Obedience

Rowan county clerk Kim Davis had already been released from prison amid uproar on her incarceration, not for some felony charges but for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the state of Kentucky. She was handed a vacation in jail by a federal judge who just like any godless people, think the "law" of man supersedes that of any law from some imaginary white-bearded old guy in the sky that rages on an "expression of love".

Unprecedented in history let alone in a democracy, that a person of conscience who stands by what is right, moral and godly - is thrown in jail. There is an endless debate that what is asked of Kim Davis is simply to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples as part of her job, otherwise she has no business dispensing the work of a county clerk. 

What people see is her supposed arrogance to defy a court order and their preconceived notion that she is a hateful bigoted individual whose hatred for homosexuals has no part in an increasingly "loving and accepting society".  

By getting in the way of the powerful homosexual community, she sure becomes the perfect candidate to burn in stake if only to show the world it's their way or the highway. Warning opposers to gay whims in America need not be complicated as terrible consequences await those who dared. Christian bakers, florists, and photographers and even retirees operating a humble and traditional pension house, surely have a lot to say from their woeful experiences yet came out stronger in their faith.

After all that's been said and done, still very few if not only a handful understand that Kim Davis was actually the only one among the involved parties who is actually obeying state laws and the constitution. One excellent article by Brian Fischer that came out amid the Kim Davis saga emphasizes that the judge who ordered Kim Davis' incarceration was actually the one violating Kentucky state laws and constitution. Here's the writer's rationale behind it:

"America is a nation of laws not rulings. And what we mean by "law" is something enacted by the elected representatives of the people or by the people themselves, whether at the state level or federal level.

A law is not a law unless it is enacted according to constitutional procedure. Under US Constitution, courts have no power to make or change a law, none whatsoever.

No one is above the law. No one. This means the president of the United States is not above the law, as both Richard Nixon and disbarred Bill Clinton discovered. But it also means that the SCOTUS is not above the law either.

The Constitution could not be any clearer. The very first words, after the Preamble, are these: "All legislative Powers herein shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."

So, legally speaking, if all legislative powers have been vested in Congress, how many legislative powers does that leave for the Supreme Court? None, zip, nada, zilch. The Supreme Court has not one ounce of legitimate authority to write a law, overturn a law, or amend a law. None.

In effect, the Court had precisely zero authority to overturn the Defense of marriage Act (DOMA), which was passed by overwhelming and bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress, and signed into law by a Democrat president, Bill Clinton. DOMA makes it expressly clear that the business of defining marriage is an issue that belongs exclusively to the states. That is the LAW, passed by the elected representatives of the people in the constitutionally prescribed manner.

If DOMA is to be amended or overturned, there is only one body on earth which has the legitimate power to do so, and that is Congress. The Supreme Court has absolutely no moral or constitutional authority to tamper with it at all.

So if Congress by law has reserved to the states the right to define marriage, what has the state of Kentucky done about it? The people of Kentucky, according to the prescribed method outlined in its state constitution, have defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman, period. Kentuckians enacted their marriage amendment in 2004 with an overwhelming 75% of the vote.

Here's how the Kentucky constitution reads

"Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Kentucky. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized.

Thus, in Kentucky, according to the rule of law, marriage licenses can only permissibly be extended to couples consisting of one man and one woman. A "marriage" between two people of the same sex is "not valid or recognized".

Thus, Kim Davis would actually be breaking the law and violating the constitution of the state of Kentucky by issuing same-sex licenses.

Bottom line: Kim Davis is the only one in this sorry saga who is following the law and the Constitution.

When she took her oath of office, it was an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Kentucky. She did not take an oath to uphold the rulings of the Supreme Court, especially when submitting to such rulings would require her to violate her oath to uphold the Constitution.

The federal judge who threw her in jail was certainly not following the law. The braying hounds of the homosexual lobby who are threatening her life for obeying the law most certainly are not.

Is Mrs. Davis guilty of fomenting anarchy? Hardly. The lawless ones in this sorry business are the five members of the Supreme Court who imposed their moral views about sexual deviancy on the entire nation. Anarchy already exists, because of an out-of-control judiciary.

Kim Davis is challenging lawlessness of the Court and seeking to return America to the rule of law. She's not guilty in the least, of civil disobedience. She is, in fact, practicing civil disobedience in the highest sense, obedience to the Constitution and the law."

Other's rights end when homosexual rights begin

No matter the arguments, if the law will have its way, such baseless and shameless indignation directed at Kim Davis is proof, America is no longer a nation of laws but of lawless men. If the very fundamentals that separate three co-equal branches of government went into disarray arising from confusion authored by the single most demonic agenda, that is the homosexual lobby, how on earth will there be democracy if all other rights are incompatible with "the rights of the sodomites"?

This goes to show that a God-fearing citizen's rights end when homosexual rights begin. And when did this grand homosexual effrontery begin? On the day, five lawless and godless men of the SCOTUS decided two same-sex individuals can marry each other; and they expect the whole nation would willingly swallow it without trepidation, or else those who'd dare oppose it shall have their vacation in calaboose all but guaranteed.

This begs the question, why Christian values and principles most certainly get in the skin of this selfish and godless generation? It is simply because Christianity in every sense is never compatible with the world. How many more Christian businesses will shut down in future for not conforming with the demands of the world? For politely declining to bake wedding cakes for two ovulating individuals, Christian bakers had seen their livelihood crumble very hastily. Of course, the fiery darts spewed by intolerant homosexuals aimed at Christians in the form of death threats, vandalism, and hate campaigns would naturally result in their businesses closing down.

To pursue Christians and bring them to court for "offending"  these sodomites (for politely declining to offer their services for conscience's sake) have become the new  homosexual creed exclusively applicable to Christians. Okay, homosexuals are smart, their gut feelings tell them Christians won't fight back; at best they would speak out tamely, but they've got zero tendencies to pick up a cleaver going around slitting throats nor donning belt bombs if only to annihilate anyone who disagrees with them.

Perfect prelude to greater persecutions

Prophetically, Kim Davis' story is a trumpet call to followers of Jesus to brace themselves for greater persecutions that are coming their way, that is if they commit their lives in obedience to God at the expense of their freedom and safety. It is more or less a perfect prelude to what the Scriptures expressly say that those who will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution (2 Timothy 3:12).

The day has already come that what is naturally perceived as good becomes evil in the eyes of those who love not the truth, and evil becomes good to them that do not acknowledge God in their hearts. Kim Davis just did not want to violate her God-given conscience and she was called all sorts of names, even vilified by the same mainstream media that vows to observe impartiality and professionalism. But when millions of babies are being butchered and their organs sold in exchange for Lamborghinis and other perks, they call it "women's rights". But this is what the Word of God says, "woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20)

What has transpired in the Kim Davis saga should not come as a surprise to Christians, instead it should all the more encourage us for when we become partakers of Jesus' sufferings, so shall we also partake in His glory (Romans 8:17). In worldly perspective, the future is bleak for those who want to fight for their faith, but did Jesus not warn us beforehand so that these things should not keep us off-guard? Jesus said, "If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you" (John 15:18).

Christians are not called to be friends with the world because friendship with the world means agreeing with everything that the world does. The apostle Paul had every reason to rejoice when he was about to meet his end with these words:

"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them that love his appearing." (2 Timothy 4:6-8)

As Christians, we already knew that Jesus has already won the victory for us. It's only for us to strive for the prize that awaits us heavenward. This world is by no means our eternal dwelling place, it is reserved for fire, it will perish by fire and with it those who do not love the truth but hate God in their hearts. We obey God rather than men because it is God who is able to kill both our body and soul in hell and not some mortal man who can only kill the body. Persecution is coming, the magnitude unprecedented, but heads up and keep the faith, for our redemption is drawing near.

Please read our related post called "Those Familiar Wolves at The Harlot's Table" with an update on the Kim Davis Fiasco.

Good Is the New Evil: The Day Is At Hand

For those who hardly miss the news in sports, we know that Caitlyn Jenner aka Bruce Jenner was recognized for his/her supposed "courage" and was duly awarded the Arthur Ashe Award for courage. Hollywood superstars, elite athletes, media personalities, and all belonging to the elite that filled the auditorium, can't help but get their eyes fixated at an imposing figure in white body-hugging dress that glided towards the center of the podium. With her flowing hair and feminine look, she was every inch a lady, not until she opened her mouth.

And as soon as she did, fantasies faded abruptly that brought everyone back to their senses, for not even their feigned applause could erase the fact that she is still a he, a former Olympic champion, who sired six progenies by three women, as a matter of proof. Though elegantly dressed and hair perfectly done, no amount of technology can belie the fact that a statuesque figure being celebrated as "woman of courage" sounded very much like a real man that he is, in every sense. Truth be told, the idea that man's war against God's natural order can get people on the pedestal simply cannot be affirmed by loud applause and standing ovation.

Putting appearance aside, how on earth a 66-year old father of six who in his twilight years suddenly announced he is a she, got for himself a "courage award"? for what? People who are still in their right minds subsequently complained of such travesty that befell the Oscars of sports when there are legions of other stories in sport that could have easily merited them the award; but why an over-hyped old man in drag who had just caused the death of one person in a car crash, suddenly walked away with the "courage award"? courage for what? 

I'm sure I'm not alone in my thoughts that every day that passes leaves us a thing or two that impact our existence one way or another. You wake up to a new day only to see that people around you go gaga over latest craze or trend. The ambivalence people get to experience when confronted with upgrade in technology at a breakneck speed is undeniably evident. And you see attempts at exercising caution in social media being a tangible product wrought by political correctness; and it is political correctness that dictates, and most often than not, shapes society's perception of what is good and evil. But in a maze of confusion, somehow, the very basic and fundamental distinction of good from evil gets intertwined so that what is easily perceived as good to one, looks evil to another, and vice-versa.

Christianity vis-a-vis homosexuality and political correctness

Very few people doubted that once same-sex marriage gets enacted into law, there'd be no stopping some other forms of perversion that could get legally recognized under the pretext of "basic human right". They did succeed with their agenda with flying (rainbow) colors, then the aggressive institutionalization of perversion and depravity follows. Those that show disagreement are readily labeled bigot and hater. Truth is now the new hate speech. Obviously, homosexual rage is directed at Christians who cannot be silenced for their stand of the biblical definition of marriage. Now, the madness intensifies as Christians conveniently figure at the lookout list for potential  terrorists as the Pentagon would have it in its report and therefore become easy targets for arrest. If it's not insanity of the highest order, what is it? How do you cope with such reasoning?

We see how the devil uses political correctness to twist even the definition of good to make it appear evil and evil good. America has now pioneered the labeling of Bible-believing Christians as the new evil, while the perverts and sodomites are the new heroes. There is nothing more obvious in the conduct of state affairs in America than its bias against Christians. Talk about a nativity scene that adorns the lawns of every town hall or city hall in America, and you get raucous crowds of atheists and homosexuals screaming on top of their lungs protesting in anger the next.

We saw how Obama had the entire White House lit up in rainbow colors in honor of perversion but stayed clear of pinpointing Islamic fanaticism as reason for the killings of five soldiers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, despite the fact a homegrown Islamic terrorist was the one responsible. If only to give weight to Pentagon's classifying of Christians as potential terrorists, then by all means he could lie all he wants, feed his fantasies, and convince himself his favored religion is all about peace and Christians are terrorists. If anything, this double standard is Obama's show of disgust for Christianity that could gradually serve as springboard for greater Christian persecution in America.

After same-sex marriage, pedophilia next, and comes endless possibilities 

Prior to the enactment of same-sex marriage as law of the land, Christians and conservatives alike had their worries confirmed should same-sex marriage passes into law, that is, nothing would be off limits. They had foreseen it is forthcoming, and here it is why: Using the same tactics used by gay rights activists, pedophiles have begun to seek similar status arguing their desire for children is a sexual orientation no different than heterosexuals or homosexuals. In their argument, just like homosexuality, pedophilia is also a sexual orientation and therefore pedophiles should be granted their rights to practice their lifestyles - that is at the expense of your children. Psychiatrists are now beginning to advocate redefining pedophilia in the same way homosexuality was redefined several years ago.

Here is more alarming but should not come as a surprise nonetheless: The US Federal government no less has granted pedophilia protected status in its Hate Crime Prevention Act; this is to safeguard their rights from stereotyping. Well, so much rights granted for so much perversion but little or no rights for advocates of good. At least we get to witness the slippery slope America is headed towards; and most likely the same trajectory the world at large is traversing at a dizzying pace.

This has become the trend: the world is quick to glorify anything deviant, evil and immoral under the guise of acceptance and equality. First, you have the homosexuals fighting for their "human rights" which in reality is an effort to shove their perversion down everyone else's throat. Then comes the pedophiles who argue that theirs is no different than homosexuals who are only expressing their lifestyles. When Obama lit up the White House in rainbow color, that was the consummate sign of the glorification of evil, and if current trend is anything to go by, the evil epidemic on a global scale is set to take hold.

America at the forefront of war against morality

While Obama's America ensures homosexuality and other forms of perversion are called basic human rights, the same thing cannot be said for well-meaning individuals who only want to do good. In some cities, feeding the homeless is punishable by law that could land you in jail. Humans don't require to be micro-chipped or brainwashed to hold view that compassion is a virtue that can be dispensed if need be, it comes with his DNA upon birth as God-given component of his being. But you have America that glorifies every representation of evil but vilifies that which represents good, moral and compassionate.

How many millions of babies get slaughtered every year in America because they believe human embryo complete with organs, face and limbs are not yet humans? and showing the world how all these "specimens and tissues" can be a lucrative business? These are the same people who shout "protect women's rights" and force their way through the halls of Congress to see to it that women can have sex all they want without fear of getting pregnant as the state is there to their rescue and aid them to murder their babies any time they want.

America is the champion of "human rights" and the world better be ready to copy America. Paramount to these "rights" are the rights of homosexuals to practice their perversion and this was at the forefront of Obama's mission when he traveled to Kenya. He very much sounded like the president and spokesperson of the greatest gay country on earth, virtually ditching the unmistakable stars and stripes for the rainbow flag, when he shamelessly pontificated on the "homosexual rights" as though he bleeds for the most persecuted group of people on earth. Despite prior knowledge that Kenyans disapprove of his agenda to bring in America's culture of depravity and godlessness into their country, Obama has the temerity to lecture at Kenyans as though the future of Kenya and its relations with America depends on the amount of rights his beloved group of people is getting in their own country.

We see how America as a state flexes its muscles by subtle threat or by intimidation to see to it that every country at its mercy applies in its own shore what America deems as free exercise of "basic human rights", paramount of which is homosexual rights (e.g. same-sex marriage) that is frowned upon in most countries for cultural and moral reason. Obviously, Obama is in no mood to exercise self-restraint in his aggressive yet intrusively disrespectful lobbying for more immorality and perversion to thrive in countries where citizens are proud of their love for God and His natural order.

If in certain aspects America has failed time and again beyond fix (i.e. economy, immigration and foreign relations), it has succeeded nonetheless in one aspect and with flying colors: the hastening of God's wrath upon America for its glorification of anything abominable; from sexual perversion to murdering millions of babies annually, to pedophilia being identified as sexual orientation just as homosexuality is, and God knows what's next, as endless possibilities can come in handy, now that the mother of all perversions and depravity is the law of the land.

Good is the new evil and evil good

If there indeed observable evolution that has taken place, it is society's spontaneous tendency to adapt to blinded reasoning as pernicious as the embrace of evil to be good and good evil. We're aware of people running into law and getting punished for feeding the homeless, of a teacher who lost his job because he gave his inquisitive student a Bible, and in a twist of fate, of students who got suspended from school for giving out donuts with Bible verses to teachers and students alike.

Cases of Christians running afoul with either government authorities, or school officials, or private establishments because they did or wanted to do good - is in abundance - solely because they are being targeted for their Christian faith. These people know for a fact that true Christians have in their heart the unquenchable desire to always do good and impact the lives of people around them in a positive way - because that is what Jesus is all about.

Christian students being refused admission to a specific course in a college or university happens on a regular basis because they failed in interviews for honestly answering usual question as to who or what motivates them to succeed. These interviewers who virtually hold the key for the realization of these students' dreams to be accepted to their chosen course do not like hearing it's their faith in God that motivates them.

This is not a simple case of Christians being at the receiving end of random persecution in school, government and in the workplace - because of their faith. It has now become institutionalized persecution to keep Christians at bay from impacting societal norm that is increasingly getting more demonic by the day. When you have sodomites invited to state dinner and homosexuals parading their anatomies and all sorts of vulgarities in high streets for all men, women and children to see; and the systemic glorification of all sorts of perversion - and you have simple act of kindness and intents to do good being punished - God's judgment is indeed upon the earth. Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will be in the days of the Son of Man (Luke 17:26).

We all have been witnesses to man's audacious rebellion against a holy God as epitomized in this generation. From redefining the millennia-old biblical definition of marriage to suit man's vagaries driven by the lust of the flesh, to the commercialization of "specimens" otherwise known as murdered fetuses for profit, and to erecting a statue of Satan in Detroit, Michigan as an ultimate symbol of man's hatred for God; practically there is no off limit for any sort of evil to take root and get embedded in a society where God is systematically kicked out and abhorred.

Deception, warning and God's wrath, but solace for those who wait

Man is being deceived into believing that he can fight and ultimately defeat God. He hates the concept of a Supreme Being who governs the universe with justice and righteousness. He wants to be his own god. He wants to do the things that please him even if they violate moral conscience which is God's thumbprint in his being. He takes pleasure in the defilement of his own body and of others. He believes he does humanity a disservice if he continues leading a life that which God has naturally designed for him as opposed to something else he intends to be. His views and reasoning become twisted, devoid of character and overtaken by carnality, then he calls good evil and evil good.

Did not God forewarn man for his rebellion against Him? In fact, Scripture is replete with them. Isaiah 5:20 says, "Woe to them that call evil good and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter."  In Psalms 37: 1,2 King David predicted the fate of all doers of wickedness when he says, "Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb." And finally, the apostle Paul had this warning in 1 Corinthians 6:9,10 which says, " Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionists, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

In every argument man puts forth, it is God who will have the final say. Man can mock God all he wants but the Scripture assuredly says that "God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life (Galatians 6:7,8). As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ we are not to be caught off-guard at the increase in wickedness in this last age. The Book of Daniel reminds us so when God instructs Daniel, "Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed until the time of the end. Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand (Daniel 12: 9,10).  Let us therefore persevere in our walk with Christ no matter the troubles along the way for we take comfort in that Blessed Hope, that day when He appears so that we will be with him forever. Amen.