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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
Matariki
(18,775 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)silverweb
(16,402 posts)[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
flygal
(3,231 posts)Ineeda
(3,626 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)I doubt she'd fetch more than one goat and maybe a few chickens.
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)I don't know whether we should allow that here...
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)niyad
(113,323 posts)does that mean earl g has to remove his nostradumbass OP?
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)Dignity. Dumb ass dignity. Yeah, that's it.
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)"America, fuck yeah!"
A HERETIC I AM
(24,369 posts)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)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)The teat of the matter will be milked for all it's worth.
Having said that, I'm Holstein for the best.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)blackspade
(10,056 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Don't forget the goats! What chèvre they do?
A HERETIC I AM
(24,369 posts)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.
Tsiyu
(18,186 posts)Surely you kid
to really poke the bear, they need to add the bobble verse
SusanaMontana41
(3,233 posts)kind of makes me nervous.
**Snort**
kairos12
(12,862 posts)Unknown Beatle
(2,672 posts)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)For that human shit sack would be a rip off.
Edits. Klutsy spellering tonpts. lol
Chan790
(20,176 posts)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.
niyad
(113,323 posts)navarth
(5,927 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)so she can practice her religion overnight.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,369 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)turbinetree
(24,703 posts)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
ToxMarz
(2,168 posts)jmowreader
(50,559 posts)You only get one cow and three goats for a particular woman regardless of the number of times you marry her.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)then I got it
Gothmog
(145,291 posts)Ccarmona
(1,180 posts)The call is out for the crazies...again.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)Geronimoe
(1,539 posts)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.
Uncle Joe
(58,364 posts)Thanks for the thread, kpete.
tavernier
(12,389 posts)She won't get it.
Better to just post the "Get a life, moran" sign.
dougolat
(716 posts)"Just how Christian is it
to favor the harshest verses of the Old Testament
over the message of Jesus in the New Testament?"
Duppers
(28,123 posts)Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)while Jesus' words are a matter of inspiration?
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,130 posts)Beartracks
(12,814 posts)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)And I tell you what, if I never hear another one of those until I start getting grandchildren, that's fine with me.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)Beartracks
(12,814 posts)Nothing about farm animals in there.
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Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)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.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)DERNT YER BE ERPRESSIN ME
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)It's going to be particularly interesting to see what happens next week.
rock
(13,218 posts)What a really nice way of saying hypocritical!