KENTUCKY clerk Kim Davis returned to work today after her six-day jail stay and made a moving statement (see video here.) She said she will not issue same-sex marriage licenses under her name because of her religious objections and any licenses signed by her deputies must state they were issued under federal authority. She pleaded for what she calls a “modest accommodation” whereby the licenses would be issued by the state or federal government instead of her office. The video of her statement is well worth watching (despite the commercials).

“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,” she tearfully says. “I am no hero, I am just a person who has been transformed by the grace of God and who wants to work and to be with my family. I want to serve my neighbors quietly without violating my conscience.”

“While my case might be the most visible right now, there are millions of people out there in the private and public sector who face similar situations and they need reasonable accommodations.”

The 2004 Kentucky marriage amendment, which did not allow for homosexual unions, was approved by 74 percent of those who voted. This instance of oppressive federal authority makes the tax and sovereignty disputes which launched the American Revolution seem minor by comparison.

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