Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis returned to work Monday and a new showdown is already shaping up. Davis is fighting once again to obey her conscience when it comes to same-sex marriage. Dozens of people crowded outside the Rowan County courthouse as Davis arrived. She announced to the crowd that she is not going to interfere with her deputies issuing marriage licenses. But she would not authorize them and she questions whether they are valid.
"I don't want to have this conflict. I don't want to be in the spotlight. And I certainly don't want to be a whipping post," Davis told the crowd.
She went on to say, "I am no hero. I'm just a person that's been transformed by the grace of God, who wants to work, be with my family. I just want to serve my neighbors quietly without violating my conscience."
Davis was released Tuesday after spending five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The judge released her after deputy clerks began issuing the licenses. He has ordered Davis not to interfere.
Davis has now filed an appeal asking to delay the order since the couples who were suing her have already received their licenses. But the judge says his mandate is to issue licenses to all couples.
"Are we not big enough, loving enough, and tolerant enough to find a way to accommodate my deeply held religious convictions," Davis said. "While my case may be the most visible right now, there are millions of people in public and private sectors that are in the same position and who also need reasonable accommodations."
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