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kpete

(71,994 posts)
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 06:59 PM Sep 2015

Kim Davis Is About To Get A BIG Surprise In Her Hometown



Anti-gay marriage clerk Kim Davis is about to get a rude awakening in her hometown.

Non-profit organization Planting Peace just erected the above billboard in Davis' hometown of Morehead, Kentucky. The message is plain and simple -- if Davis is going to use Biblical rhetoric to justify her opposition to same-sex marriage, she might want to take a closer look at how else marriage has been redefined in relation to the book's sacred teachings.

"The intent of this billboard is to expose how the anti-LGBT movement is selective in what rules to follow and how they choose to define 'traditional' institutions or values," Aaron Jackson, president of Planting Peace, told The Huffington Post. "It's important and relevant to call this out, because the actions of Kim Davis and the messages from the anti-LGBTQ movement are not simply about a political or religious debate. There are LGBT youth across the world who are taking their lives at an alarming rate because of these messages from society that make them feel broken or less than. We have to meet hate with love, intolerance with compassion. Our message to our LGBT youth is simple: You are loved, valued, supported, and beautiful. There is nothing wrong with you, and we will stand by you. You are not alone."


Planting Peace is the organization behind The Equality House, the rainbow building that sits in direct opposition to the Westboro Baptist Church compound.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kim-davis_55f33486e4b042295e3653f0
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Kim Davis Is About To Get A BIG Surprise In Her Hometown (Original Post) kpete Sep 2015 OP
the billboard Matariki Sep 2015 #1
OMG, i want to donate to that entity...going to right now. randys1 Sep 2015 #2
It's a wonderful organization! silverweb Sep 2015 #11
Awesome - never heard of them before! They'll get a donation from me too! nt flygal Sep 2015 #32
Workin' to make a butter world. n/t Ineeda Sep 2015 #48
Three goats and a cow? KamaAina Sep 2015 #3
Is this dumb-ass shaming? mindwalker_i Sep 2015 #4
We cannot tolerate dumb-ass shaming! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #46
darn!!! there goes about 70% of our posts! niyad Sep 2015 #53
You must direct me to that post I must have missed it. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #55
Correct. Dumb asses are to be revered, because valerief Sep 2015 #50
Yup, that's it in a nutshell mindwalker_i Sep 2015 #51
The goat on the left knows something is up.... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #6
I think you're right. christx30 Sep 2015 #12
If it goes to a Jersey trial..... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #14
Regarding this matter, I believe we all have a steak in this. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #17
This string of replies.... blackspade Sep 2015 #18
Are you kidding? AlbertCat Sep 2015 #21
Souvlaki I should mention the Goats? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #22
Oh cheese Tsiyu Sep 2015 #34
That you know farm animals so well SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #39
! BlueJazz Sep 2015 #26
Are you sure the organization is not MOOOve On.org kairos12 Sep 2015 #33
I'm having a cow Unknown Beatle Sep 2015 #38
A half eaten Slimjim and a Yoohoo that has been sitting a day or two uncapped in the sun. alphafemale Sep 2015 #31
Based on the level of preservative agents in those "foods"... Chan790 Sep 2015 #54
nearly owed me a keyboard niyad Sep 2015 #5
LOL madamvlb Sep 2015 #7
That is awesome. EOM navarth Sep 2015 #8
You realize that will be news to her, yes? n/t jtuck004 Sep 2015 #9
Someone needs to send her a Gideon from Holiday Inn... Historic NY Sep 2015 #15
Go to a Marriott property and you can get a Book of Mormon too! n/t A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #23
Touche! smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #10
Hey Davis........................ turbinetree Sep 2015 #13
Not unless her parents have 12 goats and 4 cows ToxMarz Sep 2015 #16
Nine goats and three cows jmowreader Sep 2015 #27
I had to think about your post for a while - LiberalElite Sep 2015 #29
This is amusing Gothmog Sep 2015 #19
When I saw the Headline, I was thinking it was this story: Ccarmona Sep 2015 #20
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Sep 2015 #24
Funny Geronimoe Sep 2015 #25
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #28
Waste of money tavernier Sep 2015 #30
How about a billboard saying : dougolat Sep 2015 #35
Good one! Duppers Sep 2015 #36
Especially when the harshest in a matter of interpretation Betty Karlson Sep 2015 #40
That would be a good one! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #45
I want that on a T-shirt AwakeAtLast Sep 2015 #56
Is "three goats and a cow" from some Bible passage? Beartracks Sep 2015 #37
Sounds like a fuckin' Raffi album. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #41
Exodus 21:7-10 Covers the rules of selling your daughter. B Calm Sep 2015 #47
Thanks. Wait... is that all the rules? Beartracks Sep 2015 #58
I thought the same thing. The bible source should be footnoted. Much of the RW only know Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2015 #57
ERTS MEH DERPLY HERLD RELERGERS BERLERFS Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #42
K & R 47of74 Sep 2015 #43
I happily cast the 200th recommendation. What a great billboard! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #44
K & R davidpdx Sep 2015 #49
"... is selective ..." rock Sep 2015 #52

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
11. It's a wonderful organization!
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 07:58 PM
Sep 2015

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]In addition to Equality House, it supports orphanages and other good works around the world. The co-founder, Aaron Jackson, is one of the sweetest, most compassionate people on the planet.

You can follow him here:
https://www.facebook.com/aaronjackson333

and the organization here:
https://www.facebook.com/plantingpeace

niyad

(113,323 posts)
53. darn!!! there goes about 70% of our posts!
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 12:18 PM
Sep 2015

does that mean earl g has to remove his nostradumbass OP?

A HERETIC I AM

(24,369 posts)
6. The goat on the left knows something is up....
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 07:45 PM
Sep 2015

and isn't happy about it one bit.

The cow is taking a typical cowphilosphical perspective.

The other two goats are just there for the beer.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
12. I think you're right.
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 08:00 PM
Sep 2015

That cow is being udderly zen about the whole thing. If Kim Davis has a beef against gay people, this cud be the thing that turns her around.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,369 posts)
14. If it goes to a Jersey trial.....
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 08:06 PM
Sep 2015

The teat of the matter will be milked for all it's worth.

Having said that, I'm Holstein for the best.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,369 posts)
22. Souvlaki I should mention the Goats?
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 09:08 PM
Sep 2015

The three Goats are probably floats. They'll tote a note to the mote on a boat. (The moat surrounds the courthouse, you see?)

On the other hoof, they could be members of the baaaaaahr themselves.

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)
38. I'm having a cow
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 04:11 AM
Sep 2015

because she gets my goat. She's trying to milk this for all it's worth before her fifteen minutes are up. She says she'll be baaaa denying marriage licenses to gay people.

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
31. A half eaten Slimjim and a Yoohoo that has been sitting a day or two uncapped in the sun.
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 09:45 PM
Sep 2015

For that human shit sack would be a rip off.

Edits. Klutsy spellering tonpts. lol

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
54. Based on the level of preservative agents in those "foods"...
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 01:16 PM
Sep 2015

they're actually still spoilage-proofed under those conditions.

By that, I mean to say, if you paid that much for Kim Davis you got scammed.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
13. Hey Davis........................
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 08:05 PM
Sep 2015

when and if you violate the judges Contempt citation, you should be assigned the duty to read this statement 100 times and then take a test-------------to see if you finally understand your actions hurt human beings-----------or is your ego bigger than compassion and following the rule of law.

Because I truly believe that next week you will be back in jail-------------two human beings are going to come into your building and ask to have the documents to marry, think about this outstanding bill board it says it ALL








jmowreader

(50,559 posts)
27. Nine goats and three cows
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 09:25 PM
Sep 2015

You only get one cow and three goats for a particular woman regardless of the number of times you marry her.

 

Geronimoe

(1,539 posts)
25. Funny
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 09:13 PM
Sep 2015

How much was Kim worth in her 4th marriage?

According to her Bible. she should have been stoned to death. We're talking real stones, not pot.

dougolat

(716 posts)
35. How about a billboard saying :
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 02:40 AM
Sep 2015

"Just how Christian is it
to favor the harshest verses of the Old Testament
over the message of Jesus in the New Testament?"

 

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)
40. Especially when the harshest in a matter of interpretation
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 06:22 AM
Sep 2015

while Jesus' words are a matter of inspiration?

Beartracks

(12,814 posts)
37. Is "three goats and a cow" from some Bible passage?
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 03:50 AM
Sep 2015

If so, that phrase should be asterisked (*) and the Bible chapter and verse provided at the bottom of the billboard to underscore the point.

If it is NOT from some Bible passage.... well, then the billboard really kind of loses its oomph in regards to the Kim Davis brouhaha.

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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
41. Sounds like a fuckin' Raffi album.
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 06:31 AM
Sep 2015

And I tell you what, if I never hear another one of those until I start getting grandchildren, that's fine with me.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
57. I thought the same thing. The bible source should be footnoted. Much of the RW only know
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 06:11 PM
Sep 2015

their the hit parade of Bible sound bites. Also, I think there are better Bible examples of what Planting Peace is trying to illustrate.

Nevertheless, good on 'em for doing something. I think the left could influence public opinion away from RW BS with a massive, ongoing campaign of well planned billboards. But we need our own Frank Luntz to test the messages and use the most effective ones.

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