#KimDavis
8 years ago
"I cannot believe in a god who wants to be praised all the time."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Why should I respect someone who make enormous claims on no evidence? ... I think extraordinary claims... demand extraordinary evidence. Instead of which, they say, 'Look, how about no evidence at all, and just take me on faith?' Why am I supposed to respect that? I don't respect it, I suspect it."
Christopher Hitchens
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Why should I respect someone who make enormous claims on no evidence? ... I think extraordinary claims... demand extraordinary evidence. Instead of which, they say, 'Look, how about no evidence at all, and just take me on faith?' Why am I supposed to respect that? I don't respect it, I suspect it."
Christopher Hitchens
I'm sure many of you have been following the nonsense surrounding county clerk Kim Davis, who believes that religious freedom overrides civic duty. In case you haven't, though, here's a run-down:
On September 3rd, Kim Davis was found in contempt for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and was jailed until she agreed to start issuing licenses again. Judge David Bunning--who made the ruling--said succinctly, "If you give people the opportunity to choose which orders they follow, that’s what potentially causes problems.” Meanwhile, Kim Davis' lawyer compared her punishment to being Jewish during World War II. Predictably, the most outstandingly conservative Christians began crying persecution and haven't really shut up since. Thankfully, GoFundMe's new policy prevents them from raising a fortune for her like it did for Indiana's "Memories Pizza." To everyone's surprise, however, Westboro Baptist Church didn't have anything nice to say for her anti-gay stance and instead focused on her divorce and re-marriage, which is apparently "just as bad" as gay marriage.
I really wish I could say that that's where it ended, but unfortunately, Mike Huckabee got involved. Just this past Tuesday, Davis was released from jail and, unfortunately, allowed to speak. Standing next to Huckabee, her husband, and her lawyer, Davis addressed a cheering religious crowd, praising God while Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" played in the background. Yes, sadly, you did read that right. She said she plans to return to work and keep pressing her agenda--basically, she's going to continue to not do her job.
However, some good things did come out of this; for one, Survivor isn't happy with the use of their song. There were rumors of a lawsuit against Davis and Huckabee for using the song, but they were originally posted on a satirical website. Also, George Takei, as ever, had some excellent things to say about the situation. Also, check out this hilarious spoof Twitter claiming to be the person who sits next to Davis.
In other, cooler news, fossilized remnants of not one but fifteen individuals of a new species of early human ancestor was discovered in South Africa. Its name is Homo Naledi and it sheds profound new light on the origins of our own species. Also, a wooden carving was just dated and determined to be twice as old as the pyramids. Staying on the theme of ancient discoveries, scientists also just detected the oldest, most distant galaxy known so far.
From the blog of the Friendly Atheist, "Carbon-Dated Qur’an May Be Older Than Muhammad, Challenging Islam’s Most Basic Tenets"; also, "Five Muslim Extremists Charged with Murder of Bangladeshi Atheist Blogger."
For some laughs, check out "Nihilisa Frank", Key and Peele's marvelous spoof of Neil deGrasse Tyson, and "A Woman's Job Description."
On September 3rd, Kim Davis was found in contempt for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and was jailed until she agreed to start issuing licenses again. Judge David Bunning--who made the ruling--said succinctly, "If you give people the opportunity to choose which orders they follow, that’s what potentially causes problems.” Meanwhile, Kim Davis' lawyer compared her punishment to being Jewish during World War II. Predictably, the most outstandingly conservative Christians began crying persecution and haven't really shut up since. Thankfully, GoFundMe's new policy prevents them from raising a fortune for her like it did for Indiana's "Memories Pizza." To everyone's surprise, however, Westboro Baptist Church didn't have anything nice to say for her anti-gay stance and instead focused on her divorce and re-marriage, which is apparently "just as bad" as gay marriage.
I really wish I could say that that's where it ended, but unfortunately, Mike Huckabee got involved. Just this past Tuesday, Davis was released from jail and, unfortunately, allowed to speak. Standing next to Huckabee, her husband, and her lawyer, Davis addressed a cheering religious crowd, praising God while Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" played in the background. Yes, sadly, you did read that right. She said she plans to return to work and keep pressing her agenda--basically, she's going to continue to not do her job.
However, some good things did come out of this; for one, Survivor isn't happy with the use of their song. There were rumors of a lawsuit against Davis and Huckabee for using the song, but they were originally posted on a satirical website. Also, George Takei, as ever, had some excellent things to say about the situation. Also, check out this hilarious spoof Twitter claiming to be the person who sits next to Davis.
In other, cooler news, fossilized remnants of not one but fifteen individuals of a new species of early human ancestor was discovered in South Africa. Its name is Homo Naledi and it sheds profound new light on the origins of our own species. Also, a wooden carving was just dated and determined to be twice as old as the pyramids. Staying on the theme of ancient discoveries, scientists also just detected the oldest, most distant galaxy known so far.
From the blog of the Friendly Atheist, "Carbon-Dated Qur’an May Be Older Than Muhammad, Challenging Islam’s Most Basic Tenets"; also, "Five Muslim Extremists Charged with Murder of Bangladeshi Atheist Blogger."
For some laughs, check out "Nihilisa Frank", Key and Peele's marvelous spoof of Neil deGrasse Tyson, and "A Woman's Job Description."
"Take same-sex marriage out of the equation
"Ask yourself this: do you REALLY want the county clerk, ANY county clerk, deciding who can and cannot get married?
"Marriage licenses aren't the only thing a county clerk does, you know. Do you REALLY want some petty government functionary deciding what deeds and birth certificates are legitimate? Do you really want the county clerk deciding who can take an oath, what codes will be enforced or waived, what permits will be issued?
"What if the clerk isn't a Christian? Did you think about that? What if the clerk was a Muslim who refused to issue liquor licenses or a Jew who refused to issue a food handler's permit to local business because alcohol or pork violates their "sincerely held" beliefs? What if the clerk is an atheist and refused to issue a building permit for a new church? Is that freedom? Is that liberty? Is it?
"No? Then give me one, ONE, good reason why in a free country some random bureaucrat should get to decide who you can marry so long as you meet the legal requirements?
"Think about that for a few minutes. Take your time. Ask your religious friends."
I really think the world is going to "hell" in a hand basket though.
Did you see this news piece? Linked by another fur on FA here...
http://www.keprtv.com/news/national......html?mobile=y
i literally can't wait until we get rid of superstition and nonsense.
I nearly vomited when i saw mike huccabee show up at that rally of retards.
George Takei is awesome.
Even my very religious christian friend (or catholic, I forget) is very vocal about how hypocritical and wrong this clerk is by imposing her religious beliefs on others, failing to do the duty she was elected for, swore an oath to uphold, and is paid by taxpayers to do, and especially for being married 3 times and having at least 2 kids out of wedlock. That last detail I didn't know until I heard a caller on a radio show mention it, so I looked it up and verified just how much of a hypocrite she is. We can only hope that when the state congress returns to session, they will vote to impeach her from office for failure and willful refusal to do the job she's being paid to do.
That is pretty cool about the discovery of those new hominid species bones and that even older galaxy. Here's something interesting to ponder: If that galaxy still actually exists and we were standing on a planet there looking back this way so the Milky Way was an equally faint and tiny dot, what would we see if we looked in the opposite direction?
So yeah.. Here's hopin' this mental numpty-nump gets thrown in the slammer...
Denying soneone's rights to marriage is NOT under a reasonable limit.
People like Kim Davis REALLY need to understand the law.
And, even more so, the religion she/they follow...
P.S.
Remember: Westboro Baptist Church hates EVERYONE except themselves...