A county clerk in Kentucky who refuses to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal, testified in federal court Monday.
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis said her decision to refuse marriage licenses is based on her religious beliefs and therefore protected by the first amendment.
Davis told the court she fasted and prayed about her decision to refuse marriage licenses. Her lawyers argued that since her decision was made for religious reasons she should be protected by religious freedom laws.
Davis is being sued by four Rowan County couples who were denied marriage licenses; they are represented by the ACLU of Kentucky. The ACLU says that it was unconstitutional for Davis to adopt an official policy of refusing marriage license based on her religious beliefs.
U.S. District Judge David Bunning said he’ll have a ruling on case on August 11.
