Chapter 31 Guilty Of Deadly Sin
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A word from the Author: I left the state, political affiliation of the
Rep vague on purpose so it does not take away from the main message of
the story. I made the interstate a mythical one, even number ones runs
east to west and if they have three digits they are a bypass into an
urban area not in a rural area.
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Whenever a person tried to brand themselves to others, they were really
trying to convince people their opinion of who they are as a fact. This
statement held true even more when applied to politicians. State Rep
Kyle Swanson was trying to make his opinion of being part of the silent
majority true even with himself being in the vocal minority.
People who did not dig deeper into the results of the last statewide
elections would easily take Kyle's word that he was part of the silent
majority. His party held over 60 percent of the seats in the house.
Looking deeper into the numbers they would see the other party actually
had more votes when looking at the combine votes in all the races for
seats in the state house.
Rep Kyle wanted to help cement his party's hold on power, so he went on
a barnstorming tour to be the guest speaker at fellow party members'
campaign event. Kyle called his speech the show stopper, for it was
always at the end and nothing his fellow party member could do to top
it. His trademark passionate speech was on how his party would defend
religious liberties by making sure the newly enacted Religious Freedom
Restoration Act does not get overturned. The speech which he gave over
50 times sounded fresh and new each event because the political
firebrand was as confident as a true believer he was defending freedom.
The fact that he was the co-writer and sponsor of the law also helped
get the campaign rallies' crowds behind him. They bought into his
theatrics because they knew true believer.
While on his way to give this speech in the 43rd District Rep Swanson's
car broke down on an isolated patch of interstate 330 South and his
faith and convictions would be tested.
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Frank "Bubba" Chruma was a good old boy born and raised in Uniondale. If
a person looked for Uniondale on a map they would find it just east of
the middle of nowhere. Bubba loved the location for being a good old boy
meant he loved to hunt and fish. There were more fishing holes and
hunting spots in the woods outside of Uniondale than the perfect lure to
catch a catfish.
Bubba was the owner of Uniondale Gas. It was the gas station, car repair
shop, lunch counter convenience store and bait shop of the town. Bubba's
business was located at the intersection of 1st and Main, right smack in
the center of town. The fishermen only had to walk two blocks to the
Uniondale River. The multipurpose store had a little coffee counter
where the townsfolk would congregate in the winter to talk about the
ongoing in their little sleepy hamlet if they did not go to the lunch
counter for a bite to eat while discussing the ongoings of their town.
In the summer the same folks, who wanted to keep up with the ongoings of
the town, would use one of the picnic benches outside to hold the same
informal town hall.
Bubba was sitting with a line in the Uniondale river. He was enjoying
just relaxing, and being in nature while hoping to get the added bonus
of catching supper tonight. Even if he needed to go shopping afterwards
Bubba knew he would not be skunked, fishing was part of living the
highlife. Right as Bubba was getting that tingling in his leg, which
told him he was about to get a tug on his line, his fishing expedition
was abruptly ended when his business cell phone rang. The man who was
taking a long lunch had to get back to work.
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Rep Swanson looked at his phone once again to see the time. It has been
only 3 minutes since the last time he looked and a half hour since he
called Triple A. The impatient man had the same response, of cursing,
which he had the other ten times he looked. Now he was not going to make
it the campaign event in the 43rd district on time to mingle with the
crowd before the start. If the repair truck did not make it here soon,
he would be late to give his speech.
Finally he saw the jet black tow truck driving down the road. As it got
closer he saw what looked like an airbrushed zombie mechanic on the
hood. His eyes were not deceiving him, the truck's name was Eddie and
the work of art was the mascot of the Metal Band Iron Maiden. When the
truck finally stopped Bubba stepped out.
Rep Swanson was as happy as Bubba was when he saw Maiden with Judas
Priest and Motorhead on their British Metal tour to see the driver. The
6'2" stout man with cutoff sleeves to show off his sleeves of tattoos
was the house member's type of person. A patriotic person who proudly
said he was from 'Merica. How could this man not be with his custom
repair truck, his trucker hat and the name Bubba on his work shirt?
Bubba looked around to take in the beauty of this section of 330 then
moseyed toward the stranded traveler and said, "Howdy, what seems to be
the issue?"
Rep Swanson was not in the mood for pleasantries, he was in a hurry.
Plus, with being in the real America part of his state, Kyle did not
have to worry about securing Bubba's vote. " I blew my back tire, didn't
Triple A tell you!?"
Bubba did not like the passive-aggressive tone of the man and said,
"Simmer down, friend. They did tell me, but I wanted to make sure they
were right and also nothing else was wrong."
"Sorry about that but I'm in running late now. I'm in a hurry for an
important speech I need to give."
Bubba never serviced anyone's car who was not in a hurry for something
important. They had to get to the store, to work, to that dinner
reservation, or to that party. Kyle's need to give a speech did not
impede the mechanic from continuing to take his time. It might have been
a simple tire changing, something Bubba could do in his sleep, but the
man was going to take his time. The cost of him hurrying was too much
for his customer to pay.
Rep Swanson could not believe that the man was taking his time. He told
Bubba he was in a hurry so that meant Kyle needed quick service. Rep
Swanson expected this type of service in the big city. Those city folk
only cared about themselves. Them being self-centered and always taking
their time was exactly why Kyle had no issue with how his state was
gerrymandered to ensure that the rural area had a bigger representation
in the legislature than its population. "Can you speed up? I told you, I
was in a hurry."
"Hold your horses, friend. You cannot afford how much it will cost you
for me to hurry up."
"My Triple A is paying for this."
"I know that. I am talking about if I do this wrong and the tire goes
flying off while you are driving down the road to give that 'important'
speech. Your safety is more important than you giving that speech. Like
my poppa said, 'safety is no accident.'"
Hearing why Bubba was taking changed Kyle's mind on Bubba taking his
time changing the tire. The Rep wanted to explain why he was acting like
a cityfolk and being in a hurry. Those cityfolk being self-centered so
never take the time to do anything right and that is why Kyle had no
issue with how his state was gerrymandered to ensure that the rural area
had a bigger representation in the legislature than its population.
"Sorry, I was not thinking. It is important because I am the keynote
speaker at Mark Jackson's campaign rally. We have a chance to gain
another seat in the State House."
Bubba hearing about politics made him go from first gear to a complete
stop. It caused him to recognize the man he was helping. It was that
bigot who took away his and his husband's rights away. The law this man
championed added so much time to the newlyweds wedding planning. If that
was not bad enough, that man called Bubba's sweet sweet boi a want to
be, a want to be woman.
Bubba's husband, Stanley, was a crossdresser. A man all dolled up in a
dress made Bubba like the Patsy Cline song, crazy. He found men sexy all
the time, but a man in high heels and a short skirt really got Bubba's
heart pumping. There was just something to hearing his man giggle or
when Stanley would say his name was Mandy. Oh, when a man took on a
woman name persona just made Bubba feel like they really wanted to be
with a good old boy like himself.
To Bubba, one of the bonuses of living in Uniondale was that there were
few shops, became a hinderance while planning the wedding. Bubba and
his groom had to travel to other small towns in the area to try to find
business to cater their wedding. In their search for vendors, the future
Mr and Mr Chruma found out that some people did not abide by the state
motto of et vivere, reservate, live and let live. They actually had to
travel an hour to Rockville, the biggest city in the state, for the
florist, limo, and photographer. Two of those three carters having to
travel so far added to the cost of the wedding.
In a serious tone, Bubba rhetorically asked, "You are that Swanson?"
Rep Swanson swelled with pride, he loved when people recognized him.
That was when people started to give him the respect he deserved then.
Also if those were providing him a service, they did it better. With
Bubba being some of his people the man decided to also talk why he was
in a hurry, the speech. It would make Bubba's day knowing he helped the
state rep be able to deliver the speech defending liberty.
"Yes, I am Bubba. I am on my way to give a speech about why we need to
make sure Keith Jackson is elected. He will help us make sure that the
Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not get overturn during the next
session. You hurrying up can make it so the freedom loving people of our
state have their religious liberties protected. It is just not right to
make someone who owns a business to be part of something which is
against their moral beliefs."
Bubba spat on the ground in disgust. How can anyone really think that
providing a service to an event makes one part of it? That would be like
saying that the waitress had dinner with you for they brought the food
and drinks to your table or the usher at the stadium was part of the
game. The good old boy knew Rep Swanson was just trying to redefine
discrimination as freedom. Treating people as unequals was a sin in
Bubba's eye
The man, who was discriminated on the grounds of religion, thought if
this guy liked the idea of people being able to deny service to others,
maybe it was time that he was on the receiving end of it. It might make
Kyle see the error of his way, if not Bubba knew it would feel good that
Rep Swanson's law backfired on him. Bubba grabbed one of the nuts off
the ground and started to put it back on the tire. Kyle asked him what
he was doing.
"Rep Swanson I am putting your tire back on. You are going to give a
speech which promotes discrimination and that is against my religious
beliefs. I have a moral objection to your action and cannot in good
conscious change your tire. Luckily, I live in a state where the law
protects me from being forced to provide a good or service which is part
of a sinful act.
If you have an issue with it, I suggest you bring it up to the people
who voted to make sure my religious liberties are protected."
Kyle Swanson could not believe that Bubba was trying to use being
against his law as justification to not change his tire. Changing his
tire was not making the mechanic part of giving the speech. It should
not matter to Bubba where Kyle was going after he fixed the flat because
all that was happening was a business transaction. If Bubba cannot deal
with people who had different views as him then he should not own a
business. The irony of Rep Swanson using all the arguments he scoffed at
when the opponents of his bill said them was lost on the defender of
religious liberties.
Rep Swanson was a huge supporter of the law because he never thought it
would be used against him. Not being able to empathize with the people
the law was used against made Kyle never see how it really infringed on
other people's right to be treated equally by others. How it made a
group of people have less freedom because they were denied a service
offer to the public for a purely arbitrary reason. True freedom was when
everyone was treated equally in the same situation and his law infringe
on it. His law made it so people who were denying the service made other
people know thier beliefs were the dominant one.
To Kyle, Bubba was not using the law how he intended it. The law was
only to stop people from being involved with sinful acts, and making
sure people stayed true to God's word was never a sin. It never occured
to the pious man one man's prayer was another man's sin.
Kyle knew Bubba had no right to deny him service. The law was written
broadly to pass, not for all to use. It had to protect any and all
religious beliefs, but Kyle only thought about defending his own when
championing the law. He never thought that everyday business owners did
transactions which went against their personal beliefs. Orthodox Jewish
tailor sold garment with mixed thread counts, Catholic bar owners served
meat dishes on Friday during lent and Mormon restaurant owners sold
alcohol.
The self-proclaimed saint never dreamt that anyone would see his actions
as sinful. Kyle thought that people who were for same-sex marriage would
disagree with his views on it. Even right now then someone accused him
of committing an affront to God, Kyle believed the accusation as much as
a parent believed that the weed they found belonged to their child's
friend. "You can't do that, me giving a speech is not a sin."
"Trust me I can. I know that law you passed by how often it was used on
me and I am well within my rights. By changing that tire I am helping
you by providing you transport to make the speech. I find giving a
speech promoting discrimination sinful. This is just like that limo
service was not part of my wedding, but only transportation for the day.
It was allowed to deny service for the owner found my marriage a sin.
I will call Triple A and tell them it is against my religious beliefs to
help you go to that rally."
Being frustrated that he was not being treated as he wanted to be, Kyle
said, "All I want to do is give a speech. You, you were involved in a
religious ceremony."
Kyle trying to justify why he should be treated better than Bubba made
the tow truck driver turn around. Subconsciously He needed to set the
situation straight. "My wedding was not a religious ceremony. It was
done by the justice of the peace. The relationship between me and my
sweet sweet boi did not change that day by being blessed by God. We just
declared, in public, to our friends and family how strong our love and
bond was.
I will say to you what the people who denied me the service which they
offer to the public said. I see what you are doing as a sin and I do not
want to be associated with a sin. Treating others less than how you want
to be treated is a sin to me.
Before you say I am just doing the same as you, no. I am not. There is
nothing wrong with being intolerant of discrimination and not wanting to
be part of it. There is something wrong with being intolerant of two
people in love for you do not approve of who they love. Now just sit
here and reap what you sowed."
As Bubba's tow truck became a black dot on the horizon, Kyle did not
think of anything which Bubba said to him. His mind went to how could a
heathen try to use the Bible against Kyle doing the right thing. By the
time that black dot disappeared, the religious man found comfort in
Jesus's word about how the world hated him also. Then, after assuring
himself he was on the moral high ground, all the closed-minded man could
think of was he was mistreated.
Kyle was thinking it was not right for others to push their personal
belief on who they were conducting day to day commerce with. Marriage
was different, it was sacred. Kyle never even thought for a moment that
equality for all could be sacred. He never thought that love between two
people could be sacred. He never thought that Jesus said to treat others
how you wanted to be treated, Matthew 7 was not well known to Kyle.
Kyle was still looking towards where the black dot disappeared into the
horizon when a black dot on the other side of the road started to come
towards him. It was Bubba and he was coming back to do the right thing.
On his way returning to his little fishing excursion all the good old
boy could think of was even if denying service to that bigot was his
legal right, it was not morally right. He could not leave anyone
stranded, his poppa raised him better. His maw did also instill in Bubba
to do what was right, not what others were doing.
Bubba pulled up to Rep Swanson and said, "Get in the truck, I will tow
you to your speech. I will change the tire while you give it."
Kyle was so happy that Bubba remembered his roots of being from the real
Merica. That even if he disagreed with someone's religious stance it was
wrong to discriminate against them. He was proud that the good old boy
did not let the coastal elite influence him in being against what
America really stood for. Again the irony of him not thinking of other's
religious beliefs was lost on Rep Swanson.
"I am so happy that you saw wrong."
Those words rubbed Bubba the wrong way, but the good old boy was not
going to be deterred from doing the right thing by the unethical person
acting like he was morally right. Bubba could still hear all the words
of wisdom from his poppa and maw. Those words reminded him of some more
sagely advice he got from both of them, always set the record straight.
"Yes, I saw it was wrong for me to act like you. Now shut up about it
and get in the truck."
As Bubba was getting Kyle's BMW hitched to Eddie, the passenger was
feeling smug. The smugness went away when he saw the picture on Bubba's
sun visor. It was of one of Bubba and his sweet sweet boi. Anyone with
any compassion could see that those two deeply care for each other and
their love for each other was strong. Kyle knew from the picture the
bond between those two was as pure as the Virgin Mary.
Kyle flipped the sun visor up and took his thoughts as the Devil's work.
It was him being weak and succumbing to the pressures of the physical
world. He had to be mistaking love for lust, caring for needing and be
wrong about the pureness of the bond. Kyle reassuring himself, along
with the picture being out of sight, helped him gain the strength to
fight off the weakness of giving into seeing a sin as righteous.
Bubba got into the truck and took off down the road. The man who was
making sure that Kyle would be on time for the speech unconsciously
flipped down the sun visor. He loved having that picture in his sight
when working. It reminded him why he worked so hard.
Rep Swanson became quite when the picture was in view again. This was
for he did not want to ask the questions on his mind. He wanted to know
more about Bubba's relationship. How those two met, how long they been
together and if they were planning to adopt. Kyle's driver was close to
the same as the rep was when he became a father for the first time. The
passenger knew that Bubba would be a good father because of how strong
the driver's moral convictions were
This was the first time in his life that Kyle was seeing a homosexual
couple as people. He never had any real interactions with someone in a
same-sex relationship. All the other time he dealt with gay couples was
them protesting his bill. It was not Kyle talking or listening to them
only talking at his opposition.
It was easy for Kyle to see homosexuality as a sin if he did not see how
real their love were. Even with not talking, about what was on his mind,
Kyle's eyes kept on opening up to see the truth. This was for Bubba
called his husband to tell him he would be late for supper. It was
shocking to the Rep how much it was just like a conversation he would
have with his wife.
Kyle was starting to see homosexuals as humans. He now had face of a
person he interacted with he saw when he thought about same-sex
marriage. It was easy for him to be for denying services to others when
he did not realize that those others were just like him. Kyle was
starting to understand that people were not defined by who they loved
but how they loved their follow man.
Rep Swanson arrived at the gymnasium where the rally was being held. He
thanked Bubba for the extra step to get him there on time for the speech
and gave Bubba his card. He told the man who saved the speech to email
him his address for Rep Swanson wanted to send a thank you card.
Going into the rally Rep Swanson had a strange thought. That Bubba was a
good man for he did not try to force his religious beliefs on others. He
tried to play it off again as the Devil's work, but could not. His newly
found doubts about the Religious Freedom Restoration Act affected his
speech. It sounded like a normal stump speech, one which someone who was
just trying to get votes has given over 50 times. Kyle's words had as
much passion in them as a couple in a loveless marriage. Kyle had to
actually look at his notes while giving it. He kept on seeing that
picture of Bubba and his sweet sweet boi. It touched his heart how happy
those two were together.
After giving the speech and talking with the constituents of the 43rd,
Kyle Swanson knew he had a moral conundrum on his hand. He had to decide
to believe in what he knew was right or what he saw was right.
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