It's been a week since Kim Davis went back to work pledging
to continue to fight for her religious liberty rights and not be forced to issue 'marriage' licenses to same-sex couples that include her name or are issued under her authority. In fact,
she had the license forms issued by her office going forward be reprinted to
remove her name and include a reference that they were being issued by deputies
by order of the federal court. She firmly believes that the licenses issued to
gay couples under order of federal judge David Bunning are invalid because she
has specifically refused to grant her authority to deputies for them to be
issued.
Meanwhile, liberal politicians like Governor Steve Beshear
and Attorney General Jack Conway - both of whom so readily abandoned the 75% of
Kentucky voters who passed a constitutional amendment reserving marriage solely
to one man and one woman - have quickly weighed in that the disputed licenses
are valid. Of course their views are transparently political and not based on
any serious legal analysis. Meanwhile, gay and lesbian activists are demanding that Kim Davis be hauled back into court for "interfering" with gay couples by altering the
license forms.
The bottom line is that Kim Davis remains at risk and could
be ordered back to jail any time this rogue federal judge decides to once again
appease the LGBT activists.
Kim Davis is not the only public official in the crosshairs
of gay activists demanding that they personally endorse
same-sex 'marriage' or be punished. A fellow clerk in Kentucky, Casey Davis (no
relation to Kim), also refuses to issue 'marriage' licenses to gay couples
because doing so violates his beliefs. He's facing legal action. In Alabama, Probate Judge Nick Williams has petitioned the state Supreme Court for an order
protecting his right not to perform a same-sex 'marriage' in violation of his
religious beliefs. And in Oregon, two state judges are under attack for
refusing to perform same-sex 'weddings' that violate their religious beliefs.
The case of Marion County Judge Vance Day is particularly troubling. Oregon law allows, but does not require, judges
to perform weddings. It is not a required element of their job.
In fact, the state's laws are so liberal (like their politics)
that just about anyone can pay a small fee and be authorized to perform marriages. Despite the fact that virtually any adult
in the state could perform a same-sex 'wedding,' gay activists
in the state are determined to force every judge to participate, especially
those who object on moral or religious grounds. Thus, activists have filed a
professional complaint against Vance Day because he does not want to violate
his beliefs and perform a "gay wedding."
And get this: Part of the complaint against Judge Day is
that because he doesn't want to personally perform a same-sex
ceremony he must be prejudiced against gays and lesbians and they can't trust
how he would treat them in court. "It goes beyond marriage and gets to serious
questions about judicial integrity," one activist told a reporter.
Judge Vance Day is facing an upcoming state hearing that
could lead to his removal from the bench. NOM has sounded the alarm about this
case, and we are fighting to make sure that he and countless others are not
punished simply for refusing to personally be part of the lie that is same-sex
'marriage.'
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