I’ve written about this before with abortion, but here’s another real world example ripped out of the headlines. This county clerk in Kentucky is refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
Will this woman expose all the Christian men in her county to be a bunch of sissies? She has the courage to stand up against evil. What about everyone else? She needs cops, bankers and county commissioners to help her break the law. If she is just all by herself, she’s going to lose. Evil judges are just blowing hot air without people to carry out their orders.
If a judge says something stupid, do we just do what he says? Aren’t the people who blindly obey a stupid order also stupid? How about we just stop doing stupid stuff?
I don’t know exactly what the consequences of her continuing to refuse to issue licenses will be, but there are three possibilities that I can think of.
- She could be arrested and thrown in jail.
- She could have personal assets forfeited.
- Assets of her employer could be forfeited.
There is no judge that will go down and arrest her. No judge is going to show up at her house to auction it off. A judge won’t hold a gun to the head of a banker to have them clear out her accounts.
The cops don’t have to do any of that. No one can make them do any of those things. Bankers don’t have to do what they’re told. They can throw stupid court orders in the trash.
WE DON’T HAVE TO OBEY UNJUST LAWS!
People don’t have to obey unjust laws. Cops don’t have to; county clerks don’t have to. Not only do we not have to, but we shouldn’t.
Start disobeying unjust laws. Start with yourself. Find a preposterous law, and break it. Encourage others to break preposterous laws. Because, if you blindly obey stupid laws and orders, you’re stupid. We all need to work up more courage to do what’s right, including me. “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe” (Proverbs 29:25).