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Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by eddyline(m): 9:57pm On Sep 01, 2015 |
Defying the Supreme Court and invoking "God's authority," a Kentucky county clerk on Tuesday turned away two same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses — and then was summoned to federal court. Kim Davis, the clerk for Rowan County, who says that her personal Christian objections preclude her from issuing licenses to gay couples, declined the licenses to two men and two women. She said in a statement that it was not a "gay or lesbian issue" but a "Heaven or Hell decision." "To issue a marriage license which conflicts with God's definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience," she said. She said would not resign. In the clerk's office, supporters of Davis shouted "Praise the Lord!" and supporters of the couples called her a bigot and shouted "Do your job!" after she declined the licenses. Sheriff's deputies cleared the room, and demonstrations continued outside. The Supreme Court refused to intervene on Monday, leaving in place a ruling from a federal judge that ordered Davis to keep issuing marriage licenses while she presses her case in the courts, claiming a religious objection to performing her official duties. The judge summoned Davis and her deputies to a hearing on Thursday. Couples who have sued Davis for marriage licenses asked that she be held in contempt and fined, but not thrown in jail. The legal drama escalated after a confrontation Tuesday morning in the clerk's office. Davis denied marriage licenses to April Miller and Karen Roberts and to David Moore and David Ermold. With a crush of TV cameras behind them, Moore and Ermold, confronted her across a desk. "I'm not being disrespectful to you," Davis told Moore. "You absolutely are," he said. "You're treating us like second-class citizens, He later asked whether she would deny a marriage license to an interracial couple. "A man and a woman? No," she said. She added that she was acting "under God's authority." After the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide on June 26, Gov. Steve Beshear ordered all the state's clerks to comply immediately. Davis, saying she did not want to discriminate, stopped issuing all marriage licenses. A federal judge ordered her to issue them, and an appeals court agreed. The Supreme Court's rejection of Davis' appeal was the first legal skirmish to reach the justices since the landmark marriage ruling in June. The contempt request was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky on behalf of couples, both same-sex and opposite-sex, who sued Davis. "Since Defendant Davis continues to collect compensation from the Commonwealth for duties she fails to perform," lawyers wrote, "plaintiffs urge the Court to impose financial penalties sufficiently serious and increasingly onerous to compel Davis' immediate compliance without further delay." The county attorney has referred a misconduct charge to the state attorney general's office. Davis, who was elected, could also be recalled, but she is popular in eastern Kentucky. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/same-sex-marriage-kentucky-clerk-defies-supreme-court-turns-down-n419351?cid=sm_fc |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by kikilove(f): 10:00pm On Sep 01, 2015 |
Ok |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by Nobody: 10:04pm On Sep 01, 2015 |
GOD have mercy on us all what is this world turning into? |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by Nobody: 10:05pm On Sep 01, 2015 |
Good for her!!! At least she is saying the truth. It's just like the book of galatians says "My people has rejected me because I say the truth" |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by ByfireByfire: 11:02pm On Sep 01, 2015 |
. Too beautiful to read. Like music in my ears. Just one person in all of America taking a firm stand against what is evil in God's sight. Amazing how America and the West could allow this level of moral degradation. |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by eddyline(m): 6:45am On Sep 02, 2015 |
When I see people like these who can still take a stand and say no to societal evil, I believe that there's still hope for humanity. I know she'd still come across a lot of persecution though. she may eventually lose her Job but she shouldn't give in to whatever pressures that may be mounted on her. |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by absoluteSuccess: 10:02am On Sep 02, 2015 |
That woman is a heroine, she enjoys freedom of religion in a free country, and the 'anustards' and 'asstards' enjoys freedom of definition of marriage and sex orientation. Clash of freedom in Free Repuplic, Hollywood, do something. |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by Wulfruna(f): 11:11am On Sep 02, 2015 |
So, let me understand this. An institution says gay marriage is okay. You work for that institution. You want to continue working for that institution. But you won't do your work that's in line with the institution's policy? No, José. It doesn't work like that. When you find your philosophy clashing with the philosophy of your employers, YOU QUIT. You do not stay there and refuse to do your job. RESIGN and discriminate against gay people in YOUR OWN space that you control. That is allowed in a free country. 3 Likes |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by absoluteSuccess: 11:49am On Sep 02, 2015 |
Wulfruna:I think its not that straightforward, if not, the constitution would have made provisions for gay marriage the day the country pened its charter on marriage. Then if this woman is acting in her faith in God, is it no longer the AMERICA whose banner is 'In God We Trust'? Since change has come, it would be a tug of war between the old and new school that the constitution protects, till the Union expounge the word 'God' out of the declaration of independence. |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by Wulfruna(f): 12:47pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
absoluteSuccess: I don't quite follow, sir. What does expunging the word 'God' from the Declaration have to do with homosexuality? You do know that there are people who believe in God who are also pro-gay, don't you? You seem to want to limit God to your own Christian views. The idea of God is more universalistic than that. Well, here is the news: The Declaration of Independence is not in any way, shape or form pro-Christian or pro-any-specific-religion. The founding fathers of America (most of who were deistic, rather than Christian) made it very clear that America was not to have one religion. I also wonder if that very 'Christian' clerk would have refused to issue divorce certificates to couples who wish to break up on non-adultery grounds. 1 Like |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by Emmyk(m): 2:41pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by absoluteSuccess: 4:42pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
The problem with everyone is as a resault of everyone speaking for everybody to please everybody. Please your true conscience and most problem would ceaze. |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by absoluteSuccess: 4:49pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Wulfruna:I seems to limit 'God' to the believe of the woman in question. I know the declaration will favour platonic definition of god as to 'imparting intellectual significance'. But such is not the only available answers you can get. |
Re: Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Defies Supreme Court, Turns Down Gay Couples by Nobody: 6:49am On Sep 03, 2015 |
I find it interesting that she has been divorced three times and is currently on her fourth husband. What does Jesus say about divorcing and re-marrying? On top of that, she got pregnant by another man while still married to her first husband. I'm pretty certain she broke a commandment there. Glasshouses. Stones. 1 Like |
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