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I feel like this isn't even my blog anymore for how long I've been absent. I'm so sorry, dear followers (that's sounds a little cultish... "Readers?"), I started a new job at a law firm on Monday and then our pup pup got snip snipped on Thursday, so this week has been a doozy! Alas, I've had time to comb through the fuckery that happens in our country to find myself some material for my long awaited (I know you were like "dude, why isn't Courtney writing? I mean, it's been like 167 hours since her last post, what's the deal?") return. It wasn't very difficult to find, being that our current state of being in society is filled with wondrous bullshit and ridiculousness. Drum roll, please...

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This bitch right here... Got me shaking my goddamn head.

That woman up there, as some of you may know, is Kim Davis. Who is she, you ask? Well, she looks like your average, bigoted religious crazy... And that's exactly what she is. Specifically, she is the Rowan County clerk in Kentucky; and she is refusing to not only issue gay marriage licenses herself, but also demanding her staff do the same. Now, why would someone possibly refuse to do the job that they were elected (yeah, like people actually took the time to choose her) to do? I mean, what could possibly drive someone to sacrifice their well-paying job for some silly reason?

Oh, wait, really? Yep, you guessed it - Religion. She is refusing to do her job because it goes against her religious beliefs. Here we go. I get so excited when religious bigots force their beliefs on others, while in the same breath claim that homosexuality is being forced on them.

Please, be gentle.

Let's look into this further. Now, certainly, this isn't the first person that's taking the outrageous SCOTUS ruling making equality the law of the land as a personal attack on them and their outdated beliefs. However, this particular woman, is taking it so far that she's currently being held in the county jail for contempt of court as a result of not doing her job, as it goes against her religious beliefs. Wow - she must be really committed to the Bible and all it directs her to do.

So, who is Kim Davis, and how is she a devote follower of Jesus and the word of God? In the spirit of school being back in session, let's generate a little report card.

Class #1 - Divorce

1 Corinthians 7:10-11: To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.

In laments terms, don't get divorced; and if you do, don't remarry, only reconcile with the husband. How did Mrs. Davis do on this? Well, let's see, my Twitter and Google fingers have led me to the following fact: Mrs. Davis, the devote follower of the Lord who is refusing to issue gay marriage licenses because the Bible says that homosexuality is a sin, has been divorced not once, not twice, but three times. Now, I wasn't there, I don't know why she couldn't manage to keep three men. It's not my business. However, it becomes my business, as a member of the LGBT community, when this imbecile is telling me that I can't get married to one person, one time when, now on her fourth marriage, she's been married four times. Get the fuck outta here, and get back in your lane. I think the grade is pretty clear on this one:

I'm not even sure you really tried, therefore, F- on divorce.

Class #2: Clothing

Deuteronomy 22:11: Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, [as] of woolen and linen together.

Okay, simple enough, don't mix clothing types. Now, I admittedly and proudly defy this rule on a daily basis. It's a stupid rule, as most things are in the Bible, which is why 99.999999% of people don't follow every single rule in the scripture. Looks like little Mrs. Davis doesn't like that rule either:

I'm not a fashion extraordinaire, but methinks those are metal rings on a some sort of cloth-made shirt.

Seems petty, but if you want to play the Bible game, let's play. I don't know cloths very well because I don't really care as long as it looks fly; but, I'm pretty sure metal isn't the same as cotton or whatever her shirt is, let alone a cloth at all. I'm also pretty sure the book makes it clear that your clothing needs to be made of one single material. Bottom line. And for the reason:

For the pettiness, I'll bump you up one grade - You get a D on clothing.

Okay, Class #3: Money

Ecclesiastes 5:10 Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.

Mrs. Davis, according to her Wikipedia page (which is never a valid source in academia, but I'm not in grad school anymore fuckers, so I'm using it), had a salary of $51,812 with overtime/miscellaneous compensation of $11, 301 in 2011. This equates to an overall income of $63,113 for Mrs. Davis in 2011. Wowza... I mean, I don't know about you, but that is a solid chunk of change for a simple woman of God. And, not only was she making more than any neighboring clerk and kept it that way until the County Fiscal Court cut the court's salary budget by one-third in 2012 after residents complained about her salary, but she wasn't satisfied with that salary and put in overtime to earn even more.

The passage up there says that's a no-no. That money and wealth are meaningless. Well, apparently not to Mrs. Davis, who worked extra hours to increase her wealth. For that reason:

While I understand you need to make money to live, you made an excessive amount on purpose, as I assure you don't need $63,113 to live in Kentucky. With that said, you get a D; or should I say the D since you like getting married to different men so much.

Overall, I'd say she's failing in the Bible department. Before you use the Bible to spew hate toward people you don't even know, make sure you're following it as well. Here's my point in words that you, Mrs. Davis and supporters, can understand:

1 John 4:20: If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

Matthew 7:1-5: “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you."

1 John 2:9: Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.

Basically, you're just an asshole by ignoring the passages that say love all, and paying attention only to the ones that supplement your discriminatory beliefs. When it comes down to it...

Truer, albeit harsh, words have never been spoken.

Astoundingly, supporters of hers are saying that she's being persecuted/prosecuted for exercising her religious beliefs. No. She's not. She's being prosecuted because she's abusing her authority as a relatively high ranking government official by forcing her religious beliefs on others in the form of denying gay marriage licenses out of her office. It's one thing if she herself doesn't want to give them out, but to demand her staff do the same is contempt and that's breaking the law. Read a fucking book before you open your mouth.

As a final blow, she is registered as a Democrat. You, ma'am, do not represent what the Democratic Party represents. We do not hate people for their life choices. We do not condemn them and discriminate against them because they live differently than us. We are, regardless of whether or not we claim any religion, better "Christians" than those who pronounce themselves as such. Feel free, when you get out of jail, to register yourself in the proper party. 

We done wit chu.

Whew. I'm a little heated, so, in closing...

While my other hand holds an egregious sized bottle of wine to wash down your idiosyncratic theology, that falsely, inaccurately and inconsistently cites the Bible.

I have no problem with religion or religious people. I know very many wonderful, beautiful souls who are religious; and I love them dearly. However, those who are cherry picking the Bible to exercise your hateful beliefs, check yourself. While we all want this, we can't all have this.

NO! You have to eat the bullshit brown ones too. You get all or nothing.

That's all I got for this woman today. I'll leave with this quote, which I like and deem to be relevant:

Religion is the rules, regulations, ceremonies and rituals developed by man to create conformity and uniformity in the approach to God. Spirituality is God's call in your soul. - Iyanla Vanzant

Until next time, Witte out!