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Kentucky clerk in gay marriage dispute returning to work


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By Steve Bittenbender MOREHEAD, Ky. (Reuters) - The county clerk from Kentucky who was jailed after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples is expected to return to work on Monday, with supporters and critics alike wondering whether she will soon be back before a judge. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has said her beliefs as an Apostolic Christian prevent her from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and her attorneys have said the 49-year-old woman will not violate her conscience when she returns to work. Davis's lawyer, Mathew Staver of the Liberty Counsel religious freedom organization, hinted on Sunday at a possible resolution to a legal standoff between the clerk and the courts, saying Davis would be willing to process and file licenses if they did not bear her name.

 

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