{"id":5197,"date":"2015-09-13T08:19:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-13T12:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=5197"},"modified":"2015-09-13T08:42:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-13T12:42:00","slug":"law-of-the-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=5197","title":{"rendered":"law of the land"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"photo-1431352905070-2ec849b49349\"<\/a>Sometimes I\u2019m quiet. Sometimes being quiet is good. Sometimes sitting back, taking time to reflect upon more angles of an issue instead of instantaneously reacting is a wise and wonderful thing. As mentioned multiple times, there is no issue the Intramuralist is unwilling to discuss. Sometimes, however, we will wait for the right time. Let\u2019s discuss Kim Davis.<\/p>\n

Actually, no. Let\u2019s not discuss Kim Davis \u2014 the county clerk from Kentucky who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses and instead went to jail. Let\u2019s not make it about the person \u2014 the individual who had her so-called 15 minutes of fame; let\u2019s focus on the issue. Way too many people made it about the individual\u2026 and truthfully, that bothered me a bit\u2026<\/p>\n

I was bothered by those who made Davis into some sort of profound heroine\u2026 \u201cFinally, a person who\u2019s had enough and not going to take it anymore!\u201d<\/em>\u2026 a person who\u2019s finally standing up to an over-reaching government. I wasn’t too keen on those\u00a0who seemed to utilize\u00a0standing with her\u00a0as\u00a0a personal, political opportunity\u2026<\/p>\n

I was also bothered by those who portrayed Davis as some sort of ignorant imbecile\u2026 those who justified the mocking and vilification \u2014 mocking her hair, her past, her physical appearance. I was bothered by the many who mocked her who often preach compassion and tolerance \u2014 but then, justified totally no\u00a0compassion directed toward\u00a0Davis\u2026 no tolerance\u00a0either\u2026<\/p>\n

Same-sex marriages are the current law of this land; it is the law in Kentucky. We can like it, love it, or want no more of it. We can also change it, if desired. We can enthusiastically agree with the summer Supreme Court decision \u2014 or we can vehemently\u00a0disagree\u00a0with the court\u2019s opinion that the Constitution provides any right to marry. We can be emphatically joyous that five black-robed justices decided the law of the land; we can also be disturbed that a mere five justices determined that law. We can be either. Good people are either. It is still the law of the land.<\/p>\n

As a human resource professional, I have long hired persons to do their job. If they don\u2019t do their job \u2014 or can\u2019t<\/em> do their job \u2014 then the reality is that the person should have another job; they can resign, be let go, or serve in another capacity. That is not heartless nor cruel nor lacking any compassion. I simply believe that it is the employer who decides what the job is \u2014 not the employee.<\/em>\u00a0Public or private, profit or non-profit, too many believe they<\/em> can\u00a0be the deciders of what they will and will not do. They ignore aspects of the job for which they were hired, elected, or assigned.<\/p>\n

That said, \u2028\u2028I deeply admire persons whose faith affects their entire being\u00a0\u2014 whose behavior is so obviously prompted by their authentic belief in the one, true, amazing, almighty God. There is just something within that depth of faith that is admirable, contagious, and good.<\/p>\n

I also believe it\u2019s true that religious freedom is a serious issue in this country. I think we need to find a way to address it absent of cruelty and hypocrisy. Let’s face it: this is tough for us; it’s tough for our entire country. We tend to support or oppose religious freedom depending on how it fits the angle and issue we\u2019re coming from at that time…<\/p>\n

Can we force the baker to bake? \u2026 the photographer to take? … how about the florist? Have you heard, too, about the current case before the court in which our federal government is actually suing an Illinois trucking company that requires Islamic truck drivers to deliver alcohol? The feds are fighting for their religious freedom.\u00a0Why is freedom allowed\u00a0one place but chastised elsewhere? Why are we not consistent?<\/p>\n

Friends, this is messy. Religious freedom is messy. This can also be understandably, highly-emotionally charged. But we have to figure it out \u2014 and not just support or oppose it when it fits with the issues about which we are individually most passionate.<\/p>\n

In my semi-humble opinion, the issue that arose in that Kentucky county last week was not about religious freedom. It was also not about Kim Davis; she was just the easiest target to attack. The issue that arose was the selective adherence to the law of the land.\u2028\u00a0Is it ok to be selectively adherent?<\/p>\n

… what about persons who justify breaking other laws? \u2026 what about those who broke Prop 8 when it was law in California? \u2026 what about those who continue to support illegal rioting and destruction?<\/p>\n

In other words, do we<\/strong><\/em> get to decide what laws to adhere to?<\/p>\n

Are we thus ever inconsistent or (God-forbid)<\/em> hypocritical in our adherence?<\/p>\n

Like I said, this is not about Kim Davis. It\u2019s about following the law of the land\u2026 which each of us is sometimes good at\u2026 and sometimes not.<\/p>\n

Respectfully\u2026
\nAR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes I\u2019m quiet. Sometimes being quiet is good. Sometimes sitting back, taking time to reflect upon more angles of an issue instead of instantaneously reacting is a wise and wonderful thing. As mentioned multiple times, there is no issue the Intramuralist is unwilling to discuss. Sometimes, however, we will wait for the right time. Let\u2019s … <\/p>\n

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