Kentucky Is Amazing

December 1, 2011

Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church votes to ban interracial couples.

The vote was held on a motion brought by the former pastor of the church, Melvin Thompson. He proposed that people in interracial marriages should not be “received as members, nor will they be used in worship services and other church functions – with the exception being funerals”.

His motion added that it “was not intended to judge the salvation of anyone, but is intended to promote greater unity among the church body and the community we serve”.

I will note only that if Mr. Thompson is under the impression that he could under any circumstances “judge the salvation of anyone,” then this particular Baptist Church may has evidently selected a non-Baptist of some variety as their pastor. My understanding is that most Baptists do not believe that they, as mere human beings, are in a position to do that sort of thing.

But perhaps the members of the Gulnare Baptist Church feel themselves to be possessed of a level of moral enlightenment far beyond that of ordinary men and women. If so, it is surprising that the vast majority of these brave soldiers of Christ evidently chose to quietly avoid weighing in on the conflict all together. They must have had some good reason. Obviously this congregation, devoted to the teachings of Christ, is no mere occasional social gathering of shallow, lazy, individuals bereft of redeeming human qualities such as courage or love for their fellow man.

(Source: Guardian)

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Filed under: Racism Religion

November 4, 2011

“Lexington man shoots himself in hand while cleaning gun.”

There is no particular reason for the Herald Leader to run this story:

A Lexington man accidentally shot himself while cleaning his gun Thursday. The 84-year-old Lexington man was taken to a hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the hand. He sustained minor injuries and is expected to be released soon, said Lt. Scott Blakely.

That is the article in its entirety. I can only assume that its purpose is to give the comments section something to do.

warvet68: Good grief! Does anyone who owns a firearm not know the first thing one does is be sure the weapon is - in fact - unloaded? Amazing. Age is not excuse for stupidity.

btom: He was sure he had it “hand-led.”

warvet68: I don’t understand what you said.

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November 2, 2011

Great Things Larry Webster Has Said

We don’t kill children that way in the mountains nowadays. First of all, we prefer to keep the disabled children to take to Eric. They’re worth a check if worthless enough, and you can soon convince them of that. The rest we kill by giving them antibiotics for everything.

(Mr. Webster is referring to Eric C. Conn, otherwise known as “Mr. Social Security,” otherwise known as James Bond. I believe that Mr. Social Security-Conn selected both of his nicknames himself.)

(Source: kentucky.com)

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October 31, 2011

Democrats accuse David Williams of improperly conducting his improper campaign spending.

In the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the United States Supreme Court did away with most restrictions on campaign spending; essentially, if a candidate’s secret corporate sponsors go through the correct procedures, there are no limits on the amount they are permitted to spend, bringing us into the brave new age of the corporate spokescandidate. Professional men’s basketball players, who are well-versed in this process and currently have nothing better to do, are be expected by many analysts to sweep next year’s senatorial elections.

However, on October 28th the Kentucky Democratic Party filed a complaint alleging that the campaign of gubernatorial candidate David Williams had, somehow, managed to conduct its spending in a way that was actually illegal. Many legal scholars had believed this to be impossible at this point; Williams’s independent opponent Gatewood Galbraith, for instance, has under the Citizens United ruling been permitted to finance his own campaign by selling pot. Current Democratic governor Steve Beshear receives 36% of his funding from his assaults on agents of the EPA, whose wallets he steals after he punches them.

The Kentucky Democratic Party filed a complaint Friday with the state alleging that Republican gubernatorial nominee David Williams has illegally coordinated and cooperated with his father-in-law, Terry Stephens, and an outside political group that Stephens is financing.

Stephens has acknowledged being the sole contributor to Restoring America, which has spent $1.365 million on television ads that criticize Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear and compliment Williams.

A Franklin Circuit Court judge ruled last week that Restoring America violated the law by trying to hide the names of its donors.

It’s unclear what troubles the Democrats about this, as it is almost unusually wholesome that Williams received that $1.365 million from his father-in-law. A recent study funded by Pew Charitable Trusts speculates that most secret donors are, in fact, Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars.

(Source: kentucky.com)

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October 29, 2011

Kentucky Appellate Court rules God to be vital to Homeland Security.

Apparently, there is a Kentucky statute requiring the presence of “Almighty God” in all security efforts, which is always good to know. Presumably, He might not otherwise choose to be involved.

State law requires the Office of Homeland Security to publicize God’s benevolent protective powers in its official reports and on a plaque posted outside the entrance to the state Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort. State Rep. Tom Riner, D-Louisville, a Southern Baptist minister, placed the “Almighty God” language into the law establishing the office without much notice at the time.

This is very wise of Representative Riner. As we know, security efforts unblessed by divine forces are doomed to failure. This is why heavily-nonreligious countries like Finland and Japan are such dangerous places to live, and why the United States, in which less than 5% of the population identifies as atheist or agnostic, has never been the victim of a single terrorist attack.

Special Judge Ann O’Malley Shake wrote an obviously misguided dissent to the opinion upholding the law’s constitutionality:

Special Judge Ann O’Malley Shake of Louisville said Kentucky’s law crossed a constitutional line. Among other things, she said, the law has criminal penalties, including up to 12 months in jail, for anyone who fails to comply.

[…] Shake wrote, Kentucky’s law “is a legislative finding, avowed as factual, that the commonwealth is not safe absent reliance on Almighty God. Further, (the law) places a duty upon the executive director to publicize the assertion while stressing to the public that dependence upon Almighty God is vital, or necessary, in assuring the safety of the commonwealth.”

Presumably Shake’s opinion goes on to explain exactly what she thinks is wrong with that.

Judge Laurence VanMeter, who wrote the majority opinion, explained that, “The Kentucky legislature has not attempted to compel belief or participation in any form of religious exercise, nor does it seek to prefer one belief over another. A simple reference to a generic ‘God’ acknowledges religion in a general way.”

This acknowledgment will be comforting to the commonwealth’s Hindus and Jains, who believe in many gods, and Buddhists, who believe in none. Judge VanMeter credits his expertise in this area to a sensitivity course given to the Court last year, which covered six different sub-types of Baptists and then spent a few minutes making fun of the Pope’s hat.