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George Takei Slams Kim Davis, Anti-Gay Marriage Clerk
George Takei has slammed Kim Davis calling her “no hero” and suggests her actions are un-American.
Kim Davis the woman who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kentucky has come under fire by former Star Trek star George Takei.
The 78-year-old star took to Facebook to slam Ms. Davis, who was jailed for contempt of court. He said,
“So let us be clear: This woman is no hero to be celebrated. She broke her oath to uphold the Constitution and defied a court order so she could deny government services to couples who are legally entitled to be married.”
Ms. Davis who left the jailhouse to the ‘Eye Of The Tiger’ soundtrack yesterday to applause and cheers she cried,
“Thank you all so much, I love you all so very much. I just to give God the glory his people have rallied and you are a strong people. We serve a living God, who knows exactly where each and everyone of us is at. Just keep on pressing. Don’t let down, because he is here.”
Mr. Takei went on to suggest that while she was entitled to her beliefs but should not break the law whilst practising them, saying,
“In our society, we obey civil laws, not religious ones. To suggest otherwise is, simply put, entirely un-American.”
The Kentucky clerk was released from jail and is expected to return to work shortly. It has not appeared that she has changed her mind and risks breaking the law if she continues to deny gay couples marriage licenses.
Calls have been made for Ms. Davis to step aside if she is unable to fulfil her job.
While Ms. Davis has been in jail her place of work have been issuing marriage licenses to “all legally eligible couples” in the county. If, when she returns she continues to deny gay couples, she will likely end up in jail again.
Same-sex marriage was legalised in the US, across all 50 states in June this year.
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BREAKING: Kim Davis To Be Released From Jail
Kim Davis, the woman who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kentucky is to be released from jail.
The Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay men is to be released from jail and expected to return to work shortly after. It has not appeared that she has changed her mind and risks breaking the law if she continues to deny gay couples.
Calls have been made for Ms Davis to step aside if she is unable to fulfil her job.
While Ms Davis has been in jail her place of work have been issuing marriage licenses to “all legally eligible couples” in the county. If, when she returns she continues to deny gay couples, she will likely end up in jail again.
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Brilliant Cell Block Tango Parody For Law Breaker Kim Davis
She had it coming… She ran into the law. Mother records brilliant Cell Block Tango parody for Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to give marriage licenses to gay men.
Kim Davis is currently serving jail time for refusing to fulfil a court-mandated requirement of her job – to give marriage licenses. The clerk claims that her religious beliefs should excuse her from serving the licenses to same-sex couples.
A mother, Lauren Mayer, AKA PsychoSuperMom’ has uploaded this amazing parody of the Chicago song Cell block Tango calling it Homophobe Tango, (she had it coming).
Changing the words to the original she sang,
“She had it coming, she had it coming, in jail is where she’s got to stay… the law she tested, and got arrested, discrimination is not okay.”
“You know how some bigots have these annoying habits that get you down? Like the county clerk who likes to read her Bible – no, not read, THUMP.
“She was always thumping her Bible. Especially when she didn’t want to give gay couples a marriage license.
“The county said she had to, she thumped. The state told her to, she thumped. The Supreme Court said she had to! She thumped. She thumped all the way to contempt of court.”
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Kim Davis, Woman Who Refused Gay Marriage License Taken Into Custody
The woman who refused to issue marriage licenses to two gay men in Kentucky has been jailed.
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Throw Kim Davis, Gay Rights Denying Kentucky Clerk Into Jail
Calls have been made to throw law breaking Kentucky clerk, Kim Davis, who has refused to give a gay couple a marriage license, in jail.
Writing in an article for New Republic, Brian Beutler called for the jailing of Kim Davis, the woman who has twice denied a gay couple a marriage license, despite a High Court ruling that she must.
He warned against any other punishment such as fines as any “attempt to force her hand risks making her a bigger martyr than she already is on the religious right”, and would see her likely “reap a windfall” from a crowdsourcing site campaign, much like the Sweet Cake bakers and Memories Pizza owners. Memories Pizza eventually collected over $800,000 in donations.
Due to her religious beliefs Kim Davis, 49, who is on her fourth marriage, is refusing to hand out a marriage license to a gay couple, even though there is a federal court order for her to do so.
She appealed the order to the Supreme Court of the United States requesting that her religious freedoms should exclude her from doing that part of her job. However, the court refused her request.
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This Women In The US Thinks She Is Above The Law
It didn’t take long, but one woman has decided that America’s marriage equality laws don’t apply to her.
The US made a huge step forward this year in equality for same-sex couples when it legalised gay marriage, however, one clerk in Kentucky, who is apparently on her fourth marriage, has decided that the law doesn’t apply to her.
Due to her religious beliefs Kim Davis, 49, is refusing to hand out a marriage license to a gay couple, even though there is a federal court order for her to do so.
She appealed the order to the Supreme Court of the United States requesting that her religious freedoms should exclude her from doing that part of her job. However the court refused her request.
Ms. Davis was caught on camera refusing to give David Moore and his partner a marriage license.
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18-Year-Old Porn Star Commits Suicide After Being Fired
An eighteen-year-old porn star has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after suspected shooting at a restaurant where co-workers were.
The Corbin Fisher star, Christopher Luke McAteer, 18, died in hospital over the weekend from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, after being found in his car in Butler County, KY, Owenboro police have confirmed.
According to reports, employees claim Ateer (Clay) had been fired for making threats. Minutes later he drove by the restaurant where co-workers were dining, firing five shots into the building before turning the gun on himself. Nobody was hurt in the drive by shooting.
The actor’s scenes have now been removed from the Corbin Fisher service.
A statement from his family given to NBC affiliate WECT read, “He was reared in a Christian home where he was taught about the love and sovereignty of God, and, most importantly, the grace and forgiveness found through His son, Jesus Christ
“Thankfully, Luke knew the Lord, and had recently rededicated his life. He had been pursuing a daily relationship with Christ in the recent weeks before his unfortunate loss with the battle of depression.”
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Boy, 15, Gang Raped By Five Men In Kentucky
Five men have been arrested by police in Hopkinsville, Kentucky after the brutal rape of a 15-year-old boy, who has been left with a punctured colon.
The attack reportedly happened on the 12th October, at a house party. It was captured on video and shared by Snapchat.
Five men aged between 17 and 20 have been arrested by police in Kentucky. Police haven’t yet released any details about the assault, but they have announced that the attackers knew their victim.
The victim was in a critical condition and spent days in intensive care. He was treated at the Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville. He is making a full recovery at home.
Queerty reports that the attackers have been charged with sodomy, first degree; promoting a minor in a sex performance; use of a minor in a sex performance; distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor. A $1million bond has been posted for one of the alleged attackers.
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Llama Farmer Fired For Being Gay Saved By Hundreds Of Supporters
A Farmer who was fired from his job in Kentucky for being gay has been supported by hundreds of people.