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Tony Norman considers the much-married Kentucky court clerk Kim Davis, her enablers, and their symps, dupes, and fellow travelers. A nugget:

Once again, God was dragged kicking and screaming into the most common of debased religious fantasies — the one that imagines that God is just teeny enough to be reduced to the sum total of one’s own picayune bigotries.

Via Job’s Anger.

Southern Beale suggests that, as regards Kim Davis, many-time married opponent of gay marriage, the discussion is taking place on two different and unrelated levels:

Once again, liberals are arguing a point of logic and fact, while conservatives are arguing hurt fee fees about losing another battle in the culture wars. Look: the fight over gay marriage and the subsequent martyrdom of Kim Davis has zero to do with the Bible. It’s not about religion or theology. Like all culture war issues, it’s about conservatives’ lack of cultural relevance. It’s about how they’ve lost the culture wars and the poor dears just can’t deal with it.

Do please read the rest.

Truth is a concept that the right eschews. Leonard Pitts, Jr., sums it up (emphasis added):

The political right has long had a genius for wrapping noxious notions in code that sounds benign and even noble. The “Patriot Act,” “family values” and “right to work” are fruits of that genius. “Religious liberty” is poised to become their latest masterpiece, the “states’ rights” of the battle for a more homophobic America.

More Pitts at the link.

In related news, Badtux explains “reasonable accommodation.”

Image via Job’s Anger.

John Romano reminds us of another time in which separation of church and state was an issue. A bit:

It is surely odd that presidential candidates today are arguing that religious beliefs should somehow supersede an elected official’s constitutional oath.

For 55 years ago this week, another presidential candidate had to swear the exact opposite to appease a group of skeptical Protestant ministers.

In 1960, the nation was gripped by the idea that a Catholic president might willfully ignore U.S. laws and instead follow the Vatican’s doctrines.

I guess how one some persons feel about separation of church and state depends on whose church is being separated . . . .

The Rude One points out that contemptuous of court Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis is, by her actions, attempting to impose Sharia Law. A snippet:

If you don’t get it, let’s make it clear: This is an attempt to enact fundamentalist Christianity as law. It is an attempt to make religious doctrine take the place of secular legal decisions. It is, in theory and operation, no different than the Shariah law that cowardly conservatives fear will overtake the nation, with Muslim Obama as chief mullah or some such shit. You can say you prefer your flavor, but it’s still motherfuckin’ ice cream. (Note: The Rude Pundit really wants some ice cream.)

Image via Kos.

A Kentucky judge tries an end-around on the culture front.

A local judge contends the U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage has derailed Tennessee’s ability to determine what constitutes divorce — leaving one Signal Mountain couple married against their will.

As marriage is a legal contract and you are either in a contract or you’re not, this is prima facie stupid, but culture warriors will no doubt think it’s a brilliant tactic to allow them to interfere in the private lives of others.

More here.

Image via Job’s Anger.

What is wrong with these people?

. . . as long it remains behind closed doors.

It amazes how the letter-writer manages to conflate a pregnant lady wishing to continue working at her job as long as she can with “political correctness.”

Her doing so supports the argument that persons who complain about “political correctness” want nothing more than a license to be nasty without penalty.