Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis cries out after being released from the Carter County Detention Center, Tuesday, September 8, 2015, in Grayson, Kentucky(AP/Timothy D. Easley)
The Rowan County clerk, Kim Davis, Believes that Jesus came to save us, And her beliefs she would betray OK’ing marriage that is gay. The judge said, when he heard her tale, Just do it, quit, or go to jail. When she said no, he didn’t blink: He tossed Kim Davis in the clink. Ted Cruz and others now suggest That Christians find themselves oppressed For heeding a divine authority. Poor Christians—an oppressed majority.
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