Tag Archives: Kim Davis

Shannon and Carmen Wampler-Collins were just issued a marriage license by Rowan County Deputy Clerk Brian Mason as Christians INSIDE the office shouted abuse about eternal damnation and “homosexual sodomy.” Buzzfeed reporter Dominic Holden notes that cheers went up for Mason as he processed the license. I’ll add video to this post shortly. UPDATE: Mason has just gone into Davis’ …

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis this morning held a press conference in which she declared that she will continue to defy the Supreme Court, but that if any of her deputy clerks wish to issue marriage licenses, she will take no action against them. UPDATE: Deputy Clerk Brian Mason says he will issue licenses anyway. VIDEO: Here’s her statement.

A handful of nutjobs and a flotilla of national media are outside the Rowan County Courthouse this morning to see what Kim Davis will do on her first day at work after spending six days in jail for contempt of court. No sign of the Oath Keepers so far.

While Miss South Carolina dropped the ball on gun control, three other Miss America contestants from southern states may have pissed off their hometown audiences last night when they gave progressive responses during the pageant’s famed/infamous Q&A session. Miss Tennessee said she opposes cutting off any funding for Planned Parenthood, Miss Alabama declared that if she were a Republican, she …

KKK-affiliated hate group leader Tony Perkins appeared on Fox News today where he declared that Kim Davis has not imposed her Christian beliefs on anybody. Which is, of course, is a ridiculous lie since deputy clerks in Davis’ office were commanded by her not to issue any licenses regardless of their own religious beliefs. And oh yeah, there’s those pesky …

Hate group leader and alleged kidnapping co-conspirator Mat Staver appeared on C-SPAN this morning to battle Human Rights Campaign legal director Sarah Warbelow about the Kim Davis case. Staver: “Kim Davis is a lovely individual. She has a lot of courage.” Stick around for the callers.

Last night Bill Maher declared that Kim Davis “and her ilk” want nothing short of a Christian version of Sharia law. But it was Salman Rushdie, who joked that he has a “small area of knowledge” with religious bigotry, who had the best lines. Rushdie: “It is a classic trope of the religious bigot that while they are denying people …

The Liberty Counsel has filed a motion with the Sixth Circuit Court which claims that since the gay couples who sued Kim Davis have now gotten their licenses, her office doesn’t have to issue any more. The Associated Press reports: U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning wrote that his mandate to issue licenses applied to all couples, not only those …

“Ms. Davis was much more faithful to her oath of office, and to the Constitution she vowed to support, than the federal judge who jailed her for contempt, the attorney general of the state who refused to defend Kentucky’s laws, and Justice Anthony Kennedy, who usurped the authority of the states and the more than 50 million voters who had …

Just another little item for her to stew on over the weekend. Equality Case Files has the latest smackdown from Judge David Bunning: In her Motion, Davis suggests that the Court could easily stem the tide of litigation by simply ordering Governor Beshear and Commissioner Onkst to remove her name and authorization from the marriage license form. While this is …

The heavily-armed Oath Keepers militia tonight announced that upon the request of the Liberty Counsel, as an organization they will not be defending Kim Davis from a potential rearrest by federal marshals. However, if any individual Oath Keepers want to show up anyway, Oath Keepers wish they wouldn’t, but that’s up to them. From a statement published on their website: …

The Huffington Post reports: Anti-gay marriage clerk Kim Davis is about to get a rude awakening in her hometown. Non-profit organization Planting Peace just erected the above billboard in Davis’ hometown of Morehead, Kentucky. The message is plain and simple — if Davis is going to use Biblical rhetoric to justify her opposition to same-sex marriage, she might want to …

Banana man Ray Comfort is planning to give out thousands of DVDs and t-shirts to promote his latest hate movie at a Kim Davis rally he is planning for Monday. He’ll also be flying a banner plane over the Rowan County Courthouse. Via press release: In addition to 2,000 DVDs for give-away, Executive Producer Ray Comfort is providing 500 T-shirts …

“Now we see the rise of an imperial judiciary that not only legislates from the bench but is attempting to expand their ‘contempt’ power to likewise swallow up our Bill of Rights and circumvent jury trial. Both methods are used to allow the powerful office holder to merely point his finger and have his opponent thrown behind bars without a …

Ted Cruz is actually selling these posters. Jezebel reports: Cruz’s campaign has purchased 200 of the original posters from their designer, the conservative street artist who goes by the name Sabo (other work includes portrayals of Wendy Davis as an “abortion Barbie” and Hillary Clinton as a flying monkey from The Wizard of Oz). They are being sold for $50 …

The Oath Keepers, the heavily armed and self-described “Christian patriot” militia who recently appeared in Ferguson, Missouri to “help” the police quell civil unrest, will be on the other side of the law in Kentucky where they have vowed to prevent federal marshals from ever arresting Kim Davis again. Right Wing Watch reports: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes announced yesterday …

“I am deeply moved by all those who prayed for me. All I can say is that I am amazed and very grateful. I am enjoying spending time with my husband, my family, and my three dogs. I have also been spending time reading boxes of letters expressing support and prayers from people around the country. I haven’t even made …

JMG reader Rick points us to editorial cartoonist Steve Sack, who succinctly tears down the asinine Kim Davis/Rosa Parks comparisons today for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Buzzfeed reporter Davis Mack tweets: “#KimDavis to return to work Monday, lawyers say. Spent today reading fan mail.” In a follow-up tweet, he quotes Davis: “I am heartened that God’s people are not huddled up in a corner, but they are standing strong.” How many of those letters include a check? Below is the full photo. (Tipped by JMG reader …

It’s been two days since NOM launched its Kim Davis Bigotry Reward fund and so far a whopping 24 more people have added to the measly total of $6723. Which is $6723 more than Davis deserves, but is still funny. More importantly, the paltry amount is indicative of the scant support seen for Davis except among the most extremist fundamentalists. …