If Kim Davis really studied her Bible, she would come up with a different conclusion on sinning and issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
Kim Davis is the infamous homophobic county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, who has become a conservative folk hero for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. She spent five nights in jail on a contempt charge for refusing to obey court orders to follow the U.S. Supreme Court decision — and the law of the land — and issue marriage licenses to all comers.
Why doesn’t she just resign if she doesn’t want to issue such licenses, some ask. Well, Davis earns $80,000 a year as the elected county clerk, a post held by her mother for many years while Davis was chief deputy county clerk. (Nice to keep a high-paying job in the family.) There is no avenue for a recall in Kentucky, and she won’t face re-election until the fall of 2018. Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has decided against prosecuting her.
Davis claims that her belief against marriage equality is based on her Christian principles and thus is a higher authority than the Supreme Court. She’s gained support from many conservatives, including GOP presidential contenders like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who fought for the spotlight on which candidate supports her more, with a Huckabee aide literally pushing Cruz out of the way.
But let’s look at the situation from a biblical perspective.