Undaunted in her religious faith but facing the specter of another courtroom reckoning, Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk who was jailed for defying a federal judge’s order that she issue marriage licenses, said Monday that she would not stop her employees from processing licenses for same-sex couples.
A woman at the clerk’s office as said, “That man right there [one of her deputies], while Kim was suffering in jail, was a coward, enough to be signing these homosexual marriage licenses“.
At the moment, Davis has already made an appeal to the Kentucky government and legislators to rewrite state marriage laws in a way that will accommodate her and other workers who have similar religious objections or views.
The ACLU of Kentucky says the marriage license issued Monday to a same-sex couple in Rowan County may be invalid.
In the specific case of Davis, only 33 percent of adults said that she should not have to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Unlike some of his rivals, however, Trump has suggested that Davis should step down if she cannotfulfill the duties of her job. “However, her guidance as Arkansas Attorney General to officials of the State of Arkansas as well as government officials of Arkansas counties and municipalities to issue and recognize the validity of same-sex marriage licenses has not changed”. Her deputies agreed to issue the licenses, with Davis’ name redacted, when Bunning threatened them with jail.
Nevertheless, however unnecessary and unfortunate the rhetoric, the uproar in Rowan County should serve to remind Americans of how divided we are-and how much work needs to be done to bridge our deepest differences.
Others clerks told The Associated Press they are opposed to same-sex marriage, but they weighed their convictions against their oath of office and decided to issue the licenses anyway. They said they would wait to consider any legal action, however, until the pending appeals are resolved. She spent five days in jail for being in contempt of the court. “Judge Day has firmly held religious beliefs rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition that defines marriage as between a female a male”, his response to a complaint read.
“Issuing marriage licenses doesn’t mean she approves of those marriages, it just means she’s doing the job she was elected to do”.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum stands behind Kentucky court clerk Kim Davis, and he stated that every American should ignore and fight against any Supreme Court decision that one disagrees with. I’m just a person that’s been transformed by the grace of God, who wants to work, be with my family. As Donald Trump might say (and I wish he would), Kim Davis – what a weasel. Our message to our LGBT youth is simple: You are loved, valued, supported, and beautiful.