My Take On the Kim Davis Same-Sex Marriage Controversy

Kim Davis, a County Clerk in the State of Kentucky, has refused to issue a same-sex marriage license. Because of this, a national media firestorm has once again divided the country in much the same way abortion had after another Supreme Court decision known as Roe v. Wade.

According to Kim Davis and her attorney, she refused to issue a same-sex marriage
license that would have her name on it; as if she, and she alone, is the sole authority for issuing a marriage license in the State of Kentucky. The authority to allow two people to get married lies with the State and not a county clerk.  As a clerk, Kim Davis is simply a paper-pushing recorder and a fee-collecting agent of the State of Kentucky who merely certifies that an appropriate fee was collected and that the proper paperwork was generated.  Additionally, county clerks come and go.  That doesn't mean that a license, previously issued by one, is suddenly invalidated when another is elected. Also, a marriage license issued in one county in Kentucky is valid in them all and, through reciprocity, any marriage license issued in one state is valid in all states.  Kim Davis believes that the scope of her job is much bigger than it really is by irrationally believing that she is the one who is authorizing a same-sex marriage.

I believe that a fair God -- as preached by and throughout Christianity -- understands that Kim Davis isn't promoting same-sex marriage in the performance of her duly elected job.  If not, why would any Christian believe in an all-knowing and understanding deity?


Just my opinion on the Kim Davis story.

References:

Marriage Licensing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_license#United_States

Kentucky Clerk's Request For A Stay Is Denied By U.S. Supreme Court: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/08/31/436431204/kentucky-clerk-s-request-for-a-stay-is-denied-by-u-s-supreme-court

Same-Sex Marriage in Kentucky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Kentucky

Why the Supreme Court Decision on Gay Marriage Was Inevitable

In our union of states, reciprocity is paramount.  Each state recognizes educational degrees received in other states.  Each state recognizes and accepts the validity of marriages in other states.  So, when there are just 13 left that don't recognize gay marriage, the reciprocity of the union has to be preserved making same sex marriage universally acceptable and recognizable in all 50 states.

My concern is that, if gay marriage is now the law of the land, will any religious objection to it be voided?  Will the refusal of preforming a gay marriage by a Church be overridden by what the Supreme Court just did?  My guess is that we will have nothing but one court battle after another in which gays fight any and all objections to their marriages.  Mark my words.

Reference:

Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage nationwide: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-ruling/