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Kim Davis says she stood up against LGBT bullies for Christian faith reasons

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Kim Davis , the county clerk who in 2015 was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex “marriage” licenses, says anyone can be called and used by God . Davis said this in a new  memoir ,  Under God’s Authority: The Kim Davis Story.  She hopes it will offer encouragement to others facing challenges living their Christian faith . She recently spoke about the ordeal that sent her to jail for refusing to act against her beliefs.  The Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk maintains that she holds no ill will toward those who disagree with her pro-marriage convictions and says she only stands before “one judge” – God. ‘My story is one of redemption and transformation’ Davis’ story is a  harbinger of white (bloodless) martyrdom  for Christians in the age of marriage redefinition. It also brings to light the question: Who’s to say whom God will call and whom he can redeem? “My story is one of redemption and transformation,” Davis said.  Ridiculed for ...

LGBT is not a color: stop hijacking civil rights

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I  just saw  a commercial  during a football game that inspired me, and then irked me. A young black girl is shown growing up in the Civil Rights era , watching the achievements of African American athletes, political activists, and religious leaders. Believing she can become anything if she sets her mind to it, she fights for acceptance in financial firms, eventually graduates with an MBA, and becomes a Wall Street executive. “You may trod me in the very dirt,” she says, “but still, like dust, I rise.” It’s a great message. But halfway through this ad for the University of Phoenix, alumna Gail Marquis is shown marching hand-in-hand with LGBT activists and waving a rainbow flag. The implication is crystal clear: The fight of African-Americans for equal rights is the same one LGBT Americans are fighting today. Unbelievably, this conflation between skin color and sexual orientation surfaced during the recent unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina. In an intervie...