Hundreds Rally in Support of Jailed Anti-Gay US Clerk
- 9 years ago
Hundreds rallied Saturday as a show of support for the US clerk who was sent to jail this week for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, local media reported.
Kim Davis, jailed since Thursday for contempt of court, refused to issue the licenses due to her opposition to gay marriage, which the US Supreme Court legalized across the United States in June.
A born-again Christian, Davis says God's authority trumps the laws her job requires her to follow.
The mayor of Grayson, Kentucky, where she is being held, agrees.
"You play a role in this moment of history and may God bless you and God bless Kim Davis," Mayor George Steele told the crowd at the rally, according to local broadcaster WKYT.
Kim Davis, jailed since Thursday for contempt of court, refused to issue the licenses due to her opposition to gay marriage, which the US Supreme Court legalized across the United States in June.
A born-again Christian, Davis says God's authority trumps the laws her job requires her to follow.
The mayor of Grayson, Kentucky, where she is being held, agrees.
"You play a role in this moment of history and may God bless you and God bless Kim Davis," Mayor George Steele told the crowd at the rally, according to local broadcaster WKYT.