There continues to be a few members on here who insist that Davis is in error, when in fact it is they who are in error.
These members make unrighteous judgment on the woman because of her divorces before she became a believer, and on the teachings of her church, which admittedly don't appear biblical. But unless they know Davis personally, and unless they can show she adheres to those beliefs -- which they can't -- the issue is a red herring.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that no one here knows Kim Davis personally. We would have heard from them by now if anyone did. The members vilifying her do not know Davis' heart. Only Christ knows that, yet they insist on the right to usurp Christ's judgmental right as their own. Satan did the same thing. We all know what his result was.
One has even called Davis' views "a mistake" that she is "personally approving" a document she records. That member clearly is clueless as to what a county clerk does in fulfilling his/her duties.
A clerk's duties represent the figurative stamp of approval of the county in which they serve. The people of Ashland, and of Rowan County, are uniformly against LGBT marriage being codified by the state. Therefore, it is not just Davis' views at stake, but those of the entire county. The members who make this issue hers personally refuse to see the fact that she is upholding the opinions of the vast majority of her constituency.
That member goes on to insist the "solution" offered by that member is biblically sound. It isn't. It is unbiblical and the member should be ashamed for not having the conviction to stand for the same principles of Jesus Christ that Davis herself sits in a jail to uphold.
The amazingly self-righteous assessment this member makes as to "considering a controversy before deciding to be a Christian martyr" is unbelievable in it's ignorance of who a Christian is in the world. The reality is, if one is a Christian, there is no "deciding" to be a Christian martyr. If we uphold the tenets of faith and the cause of Christ, there is no choice. Being a martyr is doing what is right, without thought or care for the consequences.
If we aren't ready to pay the price for our faith, even if that price is death, then we are not worthy to be called His. Davis most assuredly is worthy, not because of who she is, but because of who Christ is in her. Anyone who can't understand that needs to withdraw to their quiet place and ask themselves some serious questions.