‘Follow the Law’ or ‘Take up your Cross’, Which Will it Be?

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RedState: ‘Follow the Law’ or ‘Take up your Cross’, Which Will it Be? Christians who criticize Kim Davis may want to rethink their position

By: Steve Berman (Diary) | September 4th, 2015 at 02:37 PM

I have held off writing about Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Ky. clerk, who is now residing in a jail cell for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. There’s so many opinions here (you know what they say about opinions) and only a few facts, so I took some time to read and pray, and avoid the fire and aim mistakes others have made.

 

Reviewing the facts, it’s very simple:

 

The main fact is that Davis knew she was going to jail the minute she decided to take her position. What she didn’t know is that many Christians would take the side against her.

 

The Supreme Court ruled, by one black-robed judge’s vote, that there’s a right for a tiny minority of Americans to overturn a millennium of history and redefine the institution of marriage as recognized by law. One man decided this because he wrote a legal opinion that began thusly: “‘The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach,

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She should have known this was coming. As an elected official you have to ask yourself....Can follow this law, and remain true to my faith/beliefs?" If the answer is no, you should resign. We expect (or should expect) our elected officials to follow the laws, not just the ones we agree with.