The Separation of Church and State

A county clerk was arrested sent to jail for practicing her faith.  It is sad she does not understand the difference in the separation of church and state.  She is an employee of the government whose job it is to follow the law.  No matter what her personal beliefs, the workplace is not an atmosphere to practice your faith especially if it is harming others.  If she really had such a problem with gays getting married then she should have quit the job in protest instead of sullying the name of her office and other employees.

I always find it fascinating that Christians seem to only follow the rules that appeal to them and ignore the ones that may be detrimental to their well being.  If they truly followed the Bible then they would stick to it with enthusiasm for all its laws and not just cherry pick those that allign with their moral compass.  This is not about religion for them its about power and control.  Its about giving yourself some sort of moral high ground over others, a way to look down on others to make your own life seem better by comparison.

This woman was married four times and since she quote on quote found Jesus it gives her the opportunity to lord her newfound morality over those she deems to be without morals.  Degenerate.  by her discrimination she gains back the power she feels she lost during her previous life of sin.  But the question I have.  Is following your heart a sin.  If you are a consenting adult and you join your love and your life with another consenting adult so you really think an omnipotent and wise God would care what the gender of two people who truly love each other are?  Is morality of man true morality or a scheme of a power hierarchy?  Do we invent morality as a way of lording over others?

We must ask ourselves if there is any inherent right in mankind to exercise our morality onto those who do not share it.  Life is short and we expel too much energy attempting to control our environment.

I propose an alternate viewpoint.  Allow all individuals to live their own lives how they see fit if they are harming no one then no one should judge or lord over them.  It is not the responsibility of one individual to tell another individual how to live or love.  True love is a rare thing in this world and we should not feel shame or shame others for seeking what the heart wants.