Posted on 07/01/2015 1:52:45 PM PDT by Kaslin
Linda Barnette has issued marriage licenses in Grenada County, Mississippi for 24 years. On Tuesday, she resigned.
“I choose to obey God rather than man,” Mrs. Barnette wrote in her one paragraph resignation letter to the Grenada County Board of Supervisors.
“I am a follower of Christ and I believe strongly that the Bible is my final authority,” she wrote. ‘The Bible teaches that a marriage is to be between a man and a woman. Therefore, because of the recent ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court, I can no longer fulfill my duties as Circuit Clerk and issue marriage licenses to same sex couples.”
Another worker has been appointed to replace Mrs. Barnette. It’s unclear if Grenada County will hold a special election to permanently fill the elected post.
“I told my supervisors a while back if it happened, I would tender my resignation,” she told me. “I had already decided in my heart that I could not issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. It’s my Christian belief. As a follower of Christ, I could not do it. The bible teaches it is contrary to His plan.”
Mrs. Barnette is a Southern Baptist and her husband once helped Franklin Graham with his national festivals. So when it came to choosing between her job and her faith – there never was any real debate.
“Christians are being put to the test,” she said. ‘We’re going to see the true Christians who stand. It’s going to be time to stop talking the talk. It’s going to come down to that.”
There are many public workers just like Mrs. Barnette who are struggling with the Supreme Court’s decision to redefine marriage. I received private correspondence from a minister who told me about a North Carolina clerk who resigned. The clerk refused to comment or go public over fears she would be attacked by LGBT activists.
Brian Robertson is Mrs. Barnette’s pastor at Friendship Baptist Church. He said had two reactions to her resignation.
“I am saddened in the fact that we are losing a wonderful county clerk and a very faithful and hard worker,” he said. “I am grieved as a minister and Christian because of the circumstances that have caused her to have to resign.”
However, Dr. Robertson also had praise for his parishioner.
“I applaud her as a brother in Christ,” he said. “Her testimony to the Lord is more important to her than serving man.”
The Mississippi pastor suspects she will be the first of many to lose their jobs because of their Christian faith.
“Political propagandists want to force Christians who do not agree with the liberal mindset out of office,” he said.
I asked Pastor Robertson if he was concerned about LGBT activists coming after Christian ministers. His response was rather interesting.
“I pray that I am targeted,” he said. “I will use the statement Joshua made many years ago. As for me and my house – we will serve the Lord.”
Amen, pastor. Amen!
In the coming days I believe Christians will be forced to abandon their jobs in public service. Those who remain will be targeted with lawsuits and investigations from the activists.
Resign or face the consequences.
Make no mistake. America is about to undergo a religious purging in the public marketplace – at the hands of secular jihadists.
There is much truth to this. Can we bring attention to this disparity of justice by simply fading away? Or is Truth better served by screaming and fighting to the last man?
I know this, the enemy (liberals and liberalism of both parties) want us to quietly slink away. Therefore the answer must be to stand and fight.
Meh, quitting is kinda a cop out. Stay and refuse to comply, make the libs try to force her out off office.
The day Elena Kagan was confirmed I knew America was FINALLY finished. She is evil and I'd be interested to know if she has any hypnosis or para-psychology training that influences other justices UNEXPLAINED decisions.
the pentagram stamp on the document is very appropriate
Methinks the sodomites really don’t understand what the rainbow represents.
There might be precedent, but it is no longer of any use.
The Constitution SPECIFICALLY protects freedom of religion.
NO WHERES does it mention “marriage” or “queers” or “queers and marriage”.
But man’s new law WILL supersede Gods law.
I hate to sound so prophetic or mysterious or religious but thiz is seriously looking like the end times!
I would like to know whether she was elected or appointed?
If elected, then this would be all the better because now it brings forward both her rights and the “will of the voters”.
No elected official is required to give up her Constitutional rights. I remember not so long ago that some leftist chick named Lois Lerner - she was not required to give up her 5th Amendment rights as an appointed official.
Was she elected or appointed
All of this arguing back and forth about whether she should have resigned or fought....
Given her statements of faith, I imagined she prayed quite hard over this. If she felt led to resign, who are we to argue?
Maybe God needs some of both....some popular, locally beloved officials to resign in a big, public way, and some to dig in and carry forward fighting the big, public lawsuits as they roll in.
Someone with less conviction will replace her but I wish I had a job to offer her.
Blah blah blah. So you’re a wimp too eh?
“Meh, quitting is kinda a cop out. Stay and refuse to comply, make the libs try to force her out off office.”
They wouldn’t just force her out of office. They’d sue her into oblivion.
The thing is siince she is THE clerk and her signature is on that legal document. She is in effect endorsing the marriage. Read Romans 1:31-32.
Agreed. She prayed and obeyed. That is how you become a success in life.
You know you sure got a big mouth behind your computer.
I don’t know who you are to malign this good woman....
...but let me ask you.....What have you done lately...or anytime.....to uphold Godly faith and principles?
You’re very eager to tell her what to do.....over and over, post after post
What she did took soul searching and courage....
Who are you to disparage her???????
It’s disgusting.
She. Wasn’t. Even. Asked. To. Perform. A. Gay. Marriage.
See. Post. #54
My. Sentiments. Exactly!
I have a friend in NM who quietly resigned as County Clerk as soon as ssm was “blessed” by the state. She would/could not have her signature on such licenses.
Smart move
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