Kentucky Clerk Jailed For Defying Court Orders On Gay Marriage

[ummmm]

Breaking news at the moment....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34145941?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central&ocid=socialflow_facebook

[jim360]

Not the only candidate, she won a tight election by something like 500 votes. Can't remember the other candidate's name(s) but it was definitely a contested election.

[ummmm]

I read that too, Jim.

[jim360]

http://rowancountyclerk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Rowan-2014G-Results.pdf

John Cox. An apt name for her opponent, perhaps, given her position on gay marriage?

[Khandro]

Haven't read much of this, but I once was res. in Ky. - Great place, nice folk; Blue grass, fields of tobacco, thoroughbred horses, white picket fences, nice n' relaxed, bible belt, Geo. A. Dickel's Cascade Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky. Don't judge it if ya ain't tried it.

[ummmm]

So it's unlikely they'll be a backlash?

[jno]

is the grass really blue?

[jno]

ummmm, I read somewhere the other day that friends tried to organise crowdfunding to defend her, and raised $0.

[gness]

Oh I do hope that's true, Jno.....☺

We have a born again in our family....absolute pain in the bottom.....keeps looking at me with pity and forgiving me with a little smile....

Worse than a smoker who's given up.....x

[ummmm]

I really hope that's true...!

[youngmafbog]

Jail for your Christian religious beliefs in Bible belt land?

Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. Expect to see a few gays 'picked' on.

[Svejk]

Strange to see all our 'happy-clappy' right on ABers celebrating seeing an elderly lady being jailed. They're usually on the side of law-breakers.

[RATTER15]

Svejk, she is a law breaker, that is why she has been jailed, quite rightly so!

[anotheoldgit]

Svejk

/// Strange to see all our 'happy-clappy' right on ABers celebrating seeing an elderly lady being jailed. They're usually on the side of law-breakers. ///

Also stranger, that you don't hear much from them over Islam's view on homosexuals.

They do more than just refuse to marry them, decorate a cake for them, or refuse accommodation to them.

They chuck them from high buildings.

[mikey4444]

Well said at 08:58 Ratter !

And AOG....congratulations for playing the Muslim card, even though Islam has nothing whatsoever to do with this situation ! Not even a little bit !

[jno]

ymb, she was not jailed for her religious beliefs, but for defying a court order to do her job. Her reasons for not doing it are relevant only to her, not to the court.

[ummmm]

Precisely, jno.

[andy-hughes]

AOG - "Svejk

/// Strange to see all our 'happy-clappy' right on ABers celebrating seeing an elderly lady being jailed. They're usually on the side of law-breakers. /// "

The whole point of this thread is that no-one is 'celebrating' the jailing of this woman, and I don't recall anyone being 'on the side of law-breakers - I for one would love to see some evidence to back up that statement.

Also stranger, that you don't hear much from them over Islam's view on homosexuals.

They do more than just refuse to marry them, decorate a cake for them, or refuse accommodation to them.

They chuck them from high buildings. "

That's because, unlike yourself AOG, no-one else feels the need to shoehorn the word 'Islam' into a debate about a woman failing to do her job - if a thread about Islam is raised, you will see suitable responses based on its content.

And you will see it AOG, because the chances are very heavily in favour of the fact that you will have originated it!

[andy-hughes]

YMB - "Jail for your Christian religious beliefs in Bible belt land?"

No - jail for breaking the law - she has not been jailed for her beliefs, but for using them as an excuse to break the law.

[Svejk]

andy-hughes AOG - "Svejk

/// Strange to see all our 'happy-clappy' right on ABers celebrating seeing an elderly lady being jailed. They're usually on the side of law-breakers. /// "

" The whole point of this thread is that no-one is 'celebrating' the jailing of this woman "

First 4 answers;
EcclesCake Good news......I'm looking forward to the roll out of further news.





18:29 Thu 03rd Sep 2015


ummmm Me too.





18:31 Thu 03rd Sep 2015







mikey4444 There is a God after all !

Nasty old bag !





18:43 Thu 03rd Sep 2015


Mamyalynne Result!

[Svejk]

Little tip for you, andy. Read threads before commenting.