Can a county government clerk, living and working in a state that boasts a religious liberty conscience clause, continue to execute her county clerk responsibilities when some of those responsibilities require her to go against her religious convictions (not to mention common sense)? Should a government employee be expected to uphold the law of the land, regardless of their religious convictions or common sense? Does this mean a Christian (or Muslim or Jew) cannot hold certain government offices? Or, in a nation that was founded on religious freedom, is it outrageous for an individual to be jailed — jailed — for following their religious conviction, regardless of where they work? Is it a sign that the law needs adjusting, that distinctions need to be clarified? These are some of the core issues surrounding Kentucky clerk Kim Davis who was jailed six days for refusing to put her name on a marriage certificate for a same-sex union. Read how the Kim Davis situation stands now>>
