Rowan County
Supreme Court asked to review North Carolina county prayer ruling
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lower court ruled that county commissioners' practice of leading the prayers themselves and inviting the audience to join, always in the Christian faith, violated the First Amendment by establishing Christianity as a preferred religion.
Court: N.C. commissioners’ prayer practice violated Constitution
By guest — July 14, 2017
(AP) The question in the Rowan County case was whether it makes a difference that the prayers were given by the commissioners themselves and whether their invitation for the audience to join them in prayer was coercive.
Gay rights group posts billboard in Kim Davis’ Kentucky town
By Trisha Thadani — September 13, 2015
Their goal is to "expose how the anti-LGBT movement is selective in what rules to follow and how they choose to define 'traditional...' , a spokesman said.
Kim Davis may be out of jail, but conscience conflicts remain (COMMENTARY)
By Jennifer A. Marshall — September 10, 2015
(RNS) Now is the time to seek out the solutions that can help us all coexist peaceably and avoid the drama being played out in Rowan County, Ky.
Embattled Ky. county clerk delays return to work
By Mike Wynn — September 9, 2015
U.S. District Judge David Bunning warned Davis she would be sanctioned again if she violates the conditions of her release
Supreme Court says Kentucky clerk can’t deny same-sex marriage licenses
By Richard Wolf — August 31, 2015
WASHINGTON – The ruling, made without comment or any apparent dissents, is an early indication that while some push-back against gay marriage on religious grounds may be upheld, the justices won't tolerate it from public officials.
Kentucky clerk seeks Supreme Court help to deny gay marriage licenses
By Reuters — August 30, 2015
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) If forced to approve marriage licenses for gay and lesbian couples, the "searing act of validation would forever echo in her conscience," her lawyers said in their Supreme Court request for a stay pending appeal.
N.C. minorities remain worried after religion bill is pulled
By Amanda Greene — April 9, 2013
WILMINGTON, N.C. (RNS) A resolution aiming to give North Carolina the freedom to defy the Constitution and establish its own religion won’t get a vote in the N.C. General Assembly, but religious minorities say it's a dangerous sign for a majority-Christian state with a growing minority population.
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