"The Very Model of a Modern Fundmentalist"

Writer James F. Trumm has authored this incredibly clever satire of Kentucky clerk and gay-hating scofflaw Kim "Dim" Davis, set to Gilbert & Sullivan's "I Am The Very Model of A Modern Major General."  Apologies for the small type, and a tip of the hat to TBogg.  Well done, Mr. Trumm.

Bigoted Kentucky Clerk Going To Jail

Praise Jesus!  Homophobic believer in "traditional marriage" (she believes in it so much, she's been traditional- married 4 times) Kim "Dim" Davis is going to jail for her refusal to uphold the law and do her job issuing marriage licenses:

Federal District Judge David Bunning held Kim Davis, the county clerk who has become a national symbol of anti-gay animus for her resistance to marriage equality, in contempt of court on Thursday. According to Dan Griffin, a reporter for local news station WSAZ, she was led out by U.S. Marshals. The judge reportedly said that financial sanctions were not enough to ensure her compliance with the law.

Her assistant clerks are being given a short window to decide whether to do their job or join Dim in jail.

UPDATE:  Looks like the other clerks are opting to do their job, not join Dim.

UPDATE II:  First marriage license issued to a gay couple by Davis' office.  Please continue to marinate in jail, Dim.

(Photo via Reuters)

Clerks and Cakes: Talibangelists Losing Ground

Nearly two months after the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal nationwide in Obergefell v. Hodges, two news items illustrate that some Bible-thumping yahoos haven't gotten the message:

First, a county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples seeking to wed.  In doing so, clerk Kim Davis violated a Federal District court order that religious beliefs could not be cited as a reason for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples.  A talibangelist law firm, "Liberty Counsel" (liberty for heterosexuals only, of course), is representing the clerk pending appeals to higher Federal courts.  Denying marriage licenses is a delaying action, of course, and one that only serves to humiliate and offend same sex couples.  It's also representative of the lawless nature of these talibangelists who would create a theocracy in America if given the opportunity.

Second, in Colorado, the state Court of Appeals ruled that a talibangelist baker couldn't refuse to provide a wedding cake to a same-sex couple on the basis of his religious beliefs.  The baker's attorneys are mulling whether to appeal to Federal court (good luck with that, Waldorf T. Flywheel).  This follows several instances from Oregon to New Mexico where companies providing a service or product to the community attempted to discriminate against same-sex couples based on religious beliefs, and lost their cases.