TOMORROW, I will deliver oral arguments to a three-judge panel at the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals defending Kim Davis — the rural Kentucky clerk under siege by LGBTQ activists who want to take her house and everything she owns.

Ultimately, these judges will decide if Kim can be personally sued into bankruptcy damages, alleging “hurt feelings” for exercising her First Amendment RIGHT. After stripping Kim of her governmental immunity, Dave Ermold and David Moore sued Kim in her personal capacity seeking damages for emotional distress based solely on their alleged “hurt feelings.” In this case, the First Amendment is an absolute defense.

This critical issue is now before the Court of Appeals. And this case will likely go up to the U.S. Supreme Court. We need your prayers and immediate support.

Defend Religious Freedom. Defend Kim Davis.

David Ermold and his “partner,” David Moore, told GQ magazine that they had never even discussed marriage when a social media post informed them that Kim Davis had stopped issuing ALL marriage licenses as she awaited clarification of her religious accommodation rights.

The two men raced to Kim’s office, cellphone cameras in hand, determined to humiliate Kim and post those demeaning videos on social media. The men could have gotten a marriage license at any one of the several nearby offices that were issuing licenses. But that wasn’t good enough for the two Davids. They wanted to force KIM to violate her religious principles by signing HER name on the certificate.

The two Davids continued visiting Kim’s office, filming themselves harassing her and posting the videos online. Their posts went viral, and the two men even landed TWO spreads in GQ magazine.

Kim spent six days in prison for demanding her religious freedom rights. She not only eventually prevailed in winning back those rights for herself, she also won religious freedom rights for ALL Kentucky officials.

Still stuck on humiliation and revenge, David Ermold then tried to take away Kim’s job by running against her in the next county clerk election. But the good people of Rowan County handily voted Ermold down. He never even made it out of the primary race.

It’s been 10 years since the two Davids sought fame through the humiliation of a quiet Christian woman. Now they are back, and they want to take Kim’s house and everything this humble civic servant ever owned.

David Ermold SUED Kim for daring to use her legal right under the First Amendment. Kim now faces a judgment of 100,000 dollars to the two Davids for “hurt feelings,” plus 260,000 dollars tacked on for attorney’s fees and costs. If we do not win this appeal, Kim could lose her home and property ... all because two LGBTQ men don’t believe Christians should receive religious accommodation rights.

“I hate that word accommodation,” Ermold told reporters.

Don’t let the LGBTQ END religious freedom rights!

But this case has even broader implications beyond the preservation of religious freedom. In response to our request to review a different aspect of this case in 2020, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said: “This petition implicates important questions about the scope of our decision in Obergefell.” 

“Since Obergefell,” Justice Thomas continued, “parties have continually attempted to label people of good will as bigots merely for refusing to alter their religious beliefs in the wake of prevailing orthodoxy.” 

We intend to take Kim’s case back to the Supreme Court to (1) win the right to religious freedom, and (2) overturn Obergefell.

Help us defend every American’s RIGHT to religious freedom. Help us overturn Obergefell. If we allow even one person’s religious liberty to be stolen, then ALL our freedom is at risk. Please, give generously today, and a special Challenge Grant will DOUBLE the impact of your gift.

Mat Staver
Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel

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“Kim Davis: A Portrait of Redemption and Courage.” Charisma News, April 18, 2018. Charismanews.com/politics/70616-kim-davis-a-portrait-of-redemption-and-courage.

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