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U.S. District Judge orders homophobic Kentucky clerk to explain why she shouldn’t be fined or jailed for contempt

Posted on AllSides September 3rd, 2015
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Kim Davis — the Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk who earlier today brazenly defied the Supreme Court’s order to issue marriage licenses citing “God’s authority” — has been ordered to stand before U.S. District Judge David Bunning on Thursday and explain why she shouldn’t be jailed and fined for her actions.

In a statement released after she refused, for the fourth time, to issue David Moore and David Ermold a marriage license, Davis said that “[t]o issue a marriage license which conflicts with God’s definition of marriage, with my name affixed...

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http://www.salon.com/2015/09/01/u_s_district_judge_orders_homophobic_kentucky_clerk_to_explain_why_she_shouldnt_be_fined_or_jailed_for_contempt/

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