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What? A new chapter?! You have to be kidding me! No way.... Nope, it's true! I have indeed posted a new chapter for T&T. I hope you enjoy!

Sep 3, 1:59 PM EDT Judge jails Kentucky clerk for refusing marriage licenses By ADAM BEAM Associated Press AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) -- A defiant county clerk was sent to jail for contempt Thursday after insisting that her "conscience will not allow" her to follow a federal judge's orders to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. "God's moral law conflicts with my job duties," Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis told U.S. District Judge David Bunning. "You can't be separated from something that's in your heart and in your soul." The judge said she left him with no alternative but to jail her, since fines alone would not change her mind. A deputy escorted her out of the courtroom, although not in handcuffs, to be turned over to the custody of federal marshals. "Her good faith belief is simply not a viable defense," Bunning said, noting that allowing an individual's beliefs to supersede the court's authority would set a dangerous precedent. "I myself have genuinely held religious beliefs," the judge said, but "I took an oath." "Mrs. Davis took an oath," he added. "Oaths mean things." Hundreds of people chanted and screamed, "Love won! Love won!" as word reached the dueling crowds outside. The judgealso told all five of the clerk's deputies, including her son, Nathan Davis, that they are free to issue licenses to all applicants while Davis is held in contempt, but would also face fines or jail if they refuse to comply. He told them to meet with lawyers briefly and consider their fates before returning to his courtroom later Thursday to reveal their decisions. A lawyer for Davis, whose defense is funded by the Liberty Counsel, a religious freedom group, argued that the deputy clerks cannot issue licenses against Davis' authority, but the judge overruled this objection. Before she was led away, Davis told the judge that she can't comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide, because it conflicts with the vows she made when she became a born-again Christian. "I promised to love Him with all my heart, mind and soul because I wanted to make heaven my home," Davis said during about 20 minutes of emotional testimony. She described how she became a Christian and said she is unable to believe anything else. April Miller, who was denied a license four times at the clerk's office, also testified. She said she voted for Kim Davis last year and that she has no desire to change the clerk's personal beliefs. Outside, demonstrators shouted at each other, sang hymns and waved signs, which ranged from the violent - turn to Jesus or burn - to simple statements of support. A small plane flew over the courthouse, carrying a banner that said: "Stand Firm Kim." Davis stopped issuing licenses to all couples in June after the Supreme Court ruling. She's lost at every federal court level since then, but continues to turn couples away. "I have no animosity toward anyone and harbor no ill will," said Davis, an Apostolic Christian, in a statement this week. "To me this has never been a gay or lesbian issue. It is about marriage and God's word." Her critics mock this moral stand, noting that Davis is on her fourth marriage. Davis served as her mother's deputy in the clerk's office for 27 years before she was elected as a Democrat to succeed her mother in November. As an elected official, she can be removed only if the Legislature impeaches her, which is unlikely in a deeply conservative state. Judge Bunning is the son of Jim Bunning, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies who served two terms as Kentucky's junior U.S. Senator. Former Republican President George W. Bush nominated David Bunning for a lifetime position as a federal judge in 2001 when he was just 35 years old, halfway through his dad's first term in the Senate. But Bunning has been anything but a sure thing for conservative causes, ruling in 2007 to overturn a partial-birth abortion ban, and in 2003 to allow a Gay-Straight Alliance to meet on their high school campus.

Thank you. You're right, we all have to deal with the loss at some point.

Thank you for an awesome review! Small towns are the best and the worse depending on the situation, but I think the good outweighs the bad.

I had a hard time getting through the funeral scene and other issues came up that took all of my attention. If I'm able, I intend to complete both stories. Thanks Benji!

Life sometimes gets in the way and keeps us from doing the things we love to do. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review!

Chapter 27 Farewell Roger leaned forward from the backseat of our SUV and patted JT on the shoulder. “You all really kicked butt tonight!” “Yeah, I guess we did,” JT answered with a half-smile. “You had a pretty good game yourself.” Roger said with his voice still filled with the excitement of the big win. “Yeah.” JT's face flushed. “I tried too. I mean...” He glanced at Dad and then dropped his chin to his chest. “I wanted to make Ma and Pa proud- mostly Ma.” I could feel the emotion

Thanks Everyone!! *HUGS* to All

Thank you Lisa! A vision quest will explained in detail in the coming chapter and if I explained it here it might take away from the story. However you could google it Evan is indeed a wild card in this story. How it plays out is anyone's guess. Again, thank you for an awesome review as always!

Thanks for an awesome review. Yes, the stories of the other boys, Andy, Joey, Roger, JT, and Cody are told in the other story and will come out in the coming chapters in this story as well, however brief. A new chapter is in the works.

Thank you Benji! Your prophetic eye may be getting too good, which may cause me to chance to direction of the story Again, thanks Benji!

I think it all comes from Roger. He looked after Andy after his mother died and was there when Andy discovered his love for Joey. I think his protectiveness rubbed off on the other boys. Thanks for the review!

Actually, Cody and JT are foster brothers of Andy and each other. Both were taken in by the Judge after bad situations. I don't believe it has been mentioned in the story, but Evan made good grades in high school and started out well in college, but he got into the wrong crowd... I think all school has some violent and insecure kids. Thank you for taking the time to write a review. It means a lot to me and helps keep me going. Thanks!!!

Bumps, potholes, mountains, all are apart of life, but also rolling valleys of milk and honey may be in one's life as well. Thanks!!!

I agree with you. Thank you for the great review!

The Field of Love Chapter 6 That night at home, Sammy sat staring at his math homework, but it wasn’t algebra which held his train of thought. For most of his young academic life, he had been shunned by his classmates. Not because they didn’t like him, none of them actually took the time to get to know him, all because of one boy and those that followed him. That situation seemed to be changing now. For years he had known he was different and he embraced it. He didn’t moan about it and asked

Thank you Lisa! Roger is probably more protective now than before, with what Andy is going through. Chemo is no fun. I really love your reviews, they are like food for my confidence. Thank you!

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I believe the net chapter will attempt to do just that, introduce Mike and what he's thinking. Thank you for the review!

You are correct, football in the fall and baseball in the spring. He did mean guys that had played football for the school a couple of months ago. Trials and Tribulations will be finished. The death of my mother and the funeral for JT's parents threw me off my game and there were other issues that I've had to deal with, as well. However, The Field of Love, is my attempt to restart T&T. In fact, the two stories may merge. Thank you for the nice words and for following my attempt at writing. I hope you enjoy the rest of the stories!

Yes, JT, is in fact, on the football team. And Andy/Joey turn him around, will the same be true for Brent? I can't wait to find out. Thanks Paul, for the review!

I agree and in a way, I feel like none of us are ever alone, if we choose not to be. Thanks for the review and encouragement James!

Everyone is the same on the inside and what's in the heart is what makes us different, as in good or evil. It's a choice. Thanks for an awesome review!

Thank you Daddydavek!

Nope, Roger plays basketball Thanks Benji for the review. I can't say too much concerning everyone's guess work about what's coming up