There are a couple of things really wrong right here in America that have a brand new stench.
First, we have a government consisting of three components that were designed to stay in check, with each one able to perform certain duties the others aren’t allowed to by law. Each portion of the three parts is responsible for following a unique rule-set. The design is very good, and in fact lasted until the middle of year 2015.
Hal Lindsey stated, “On Friday, June 26th, the Supreme Court of the United States overrode the states and the voters when the justices, by a single vote, imposed legalized, same-sex marriage on all America.” As Chief Justice John Roberts noted, “The majority’s decision is an act of will, not legal judgment. The right it announces has no basis in the Constitution or the Court’s precedent.” In other words, the nation’s top court is no longer “interpreting” the laws of the land, but is now “imposing” laws on the land.
Secondly, it must be noted that when Kim Davis went to work for Rowan County, Kentucky, we can assume she knew the law – in fact, probably was tested on it! Apparently, for years she was in the good graces of community, so much so that the people elected her to the position of County Clerk, where we don’t see a history of any problems.
All of a sudden, the rules change. Kim didn’t change. God didn’t change. But the rules governing her job did change, and although the change may seem trivial or ignorable to those without faith, commitment, or integrity, it wasn’t trivial at all to Mrs. Davis and it is not trivial to many people in this country. She has turned her life over to Jesus Christ and does not rely on any human government to save or protect her. This is one of the crucial differences between God being a Judge and humans being judges: God’s rules have not changed in the entire time the earth has been populated with humans – human rules change at will.
Is it likely that the rules for Major League Baseball would be radically changed by the umpires in in the middle of the 5th inning of an ongoing game? No! And for two reasons: (1) the rules are never altered during play, and (2) the umpires don’t make rule changes. But, without any consideration for religious rights that might be affected in people who actually have convictions and integrity, the Judicial branch of the U.S. government acted on impulse and gut feeling, bypassing the Constitution and created a law.
Isn’t it ironic that the judges’ inexplicable and cavalier attitude lacking in integrity and wisdom had such a negative impact on someone who actually has exactly these traits in her attitude? And as time goes on, we’ll begin to discover people with conviction and integrity all over the country. Some of us know the Rulebook and play by the rules.
