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Kentucky Clerk Denies Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Defying Court
MOREHEAD, Ky. ÔÇö Defying the Supreme Court and saying she was acting ÔÇ£under GodÔÇÖs authority,ÔÇØ a county clerk in Kentucky denied marriage licenses to gay couples on Tuesday, less than a day after the court rejected her request for a delay.
A raucous scene unfolded shortly after 8 a.m. at the Rowan County Courthouse here as two same-sex couples walked into the county clerkÔÇÖs office, followed by a throng of journalists and chanting protesters on both sides of the issue. One couple, David Ermold and David Moore, tried to engage the county clerk, Kim Davis, in a debate before the cameras, but as she had before, she turned them away, saying repeatedly that she would not issue licenses to any couples, gay or straight.
ÔÇ£Under whose authority?ÔÇØ Mr. Ermold asked.
ÔÇ£Under GodÔÇÖs authority,ÔÇØ Ms. Davis replied.
Ms. Davis says same-sex marriage violates her Christian beliefs. She took office in January, succeeding her mother, who had been the county clerk for 37 years.
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