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Kentucky county clerk sued for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples Kentucky county clerk sued for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples
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A county clerk in Kentucky says she prayed and fasted for months before deciding to stop issuing marriage licenses once the US supreme court legalised same-sex marriage nationwide. A county clerk in Kentucky says she prayed and fasted for months before deciding to stop issuing marriage licenses once the US supreme court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Rowan County clerk Kim Davis testified on Monday in a federal hearing stemming from a lawsuit brought against her by two gay couples and two straight couples. She said the first amendment to the US constitution gave her the right to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because to do so violated her religious beliefs. Rowan County clerk Kim Davis testified on Monday in a federal hearing stemming from a lawsuit brought against her by two gay couples and two straight couples. She said the first amendment to the US constitution gave her the right to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because to do so would violate her religious beliefs.
Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union said Davis’s rationale would mean local officials could also deny marriage licenses to people who have been divorced or committed other actions that some consider sinful.Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union said Davis’s rationale would mean local officials could also deny marriage licenses to people who have been divorced or committed other actions that some consider sinful.
US district judge David Bunning has said he will decide the case by the middle of August.US district judge David Bunning has said he will decide the case by the middle of August.