(Rowan
Co., KY)—A federal judge has turned down the ACLU's attempt to force
Kim Davis to violate her conscience while issuing marriage licenses to
same-sex couples. (Photo via LifeSiteNews)
Although
Governor Matt Bevin granted a religious accommodation for the county
clerk to issue altered marriage licenses to homosexuals, the ACLU
brought a lawsuit seeking to force Davis to issue the old forms with her
full name on them.
"There is absolutely no reason that this
case went so far without reasonable people respecting and accommodating
Kim Davis' First Amendment rights," said Mat Staver, the founder and
chairman of Liberty Counsel, who is defending Davis. "Today's ruling by
Judge Bunning rejected the ACLU's request to hold Kim Davis in contempt
of court."
Kim Davis is a born again Apostolic
Christian who refuses to issue marriage licenses bearing her name to
homosexuals, because doing so would imply her consent and participation
in something the Bible deems sinful. "It's a Heaven or Hell decision,"
she said. Davis contacted state legislators and former Gov. Steve
Beshear, a Democrat, seeking a religious accommodation that would alter
the form but allow her office to recognize gay unions, to no avail.
Ultimately, she spent six days in jail last
September after Judge Bunning held her in contempt of court for refusing
to issue the unamended forms.
"Those who are persecuting Kim Davis believe
that Christians should not serve in public office," Senator Ted Cruz
said after her...
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Source: www.breakingchristiannews.com/