The resistance of Kim Davis, the country clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, to the law of the land would be funny if it weren’t sincere. After bucking various court decisions in recent months, Ms Davis has yet again declined to administer marriage licenses to couples of the same sex. When asked by what authority she hoards the licenses, Ms Davis responded: “God’s.” Ms Davis’ behavior signals something important about the place of sexual minorities in the United States: our flourishing can’t be taken for granted. While there have been momentous strides made in recent years regarding social visibility and equal protection under the law of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, intersex, asexual and queer people, these strides have not been enough to convince the whole of society that non-cisgender, non-heterosexuals are just as deserving of the dignity afforded straight people. This forces us to wonder why a person like Ms Davis continues to be charged with the public trust, especially when her personal wishes outweigh the common good. http://bit.ly/1JArCjr http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ This video was produced by Wochit using http://wochit.com
9/3/15
Kim Davis's Denial of Same-sex Marriage Licenses is not What Jesus would Do
The resistance of Kim Davis, the country clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, to the law of the land would be funny if it weren’t sincere. After bucking various court decisions in recent months, Ms Davis has yet again declined to administer marriage licenses to couples of the same sex. When asked by what authority she hoards the licenses, Ms Davis responded: “God’s.” Ms Davis’ behavior signals something important about the place of sexual minorities in the United States: our flourishing can’t be taken for granted. While there have been momentous strides made in recent years regarding social visibility and equal protection under the law of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, intersex, asexual and queer people, these strides have not been enough to convince the whole of society that non-cisgender, non-heterosexuals are just as deserving of the dignity afforded straight people. This forces us to wonder why a person like Ms Davis continues to be charged with the public trust, especially when her personal wishes outweigh the common good. http://bit.ly/1JArCjr http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ This video was produced by Wochit using http://wochit.com
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