In the latest scandal rocking Eastern Kentucky, Rowan County clerk Kim Davis has been refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples for weeks on end. Even though the Supreme Court made it a nationwide law nearly two months ago, this county clerk is still refusing to live by the laws set in place by our highest authority. To the surprise of many (I don't know exactly why they were surprised, as she was breaking the law), Kim Davis was ordered into court by a federal judge earlier this week. The judge charged her with contempt and placed her in holding.

Now, here are the facts about her offenses:

1. Kim Davis did not have to issue marriage licenses herself; she had to agree not to interfere with the five other clerks who would willingly issue the licenses.

2. The five other clerks held the same religious beliefs as Davis, but still complied with the Supreme Court ruling - going to show the separation between church and state can be upheld.

Davis' lawyer insists that her solution to all of this is simple: take her name off of the certificates.

"Because [her signature] in her understanding and mind is authorizing something that is contrary to her Christian values and convictions," Davis' attorney said. "That's where the conscience rub is." (source: CNN)

There is a problem here. By removing Davis' signature from the license, it is no longer a legal document in the county. The clerk's name is required on any marriage license, regardless of the gender of the recipients. Furthermore, the Constitution forbids government sponsorship of any religion or the imposition of any religion on the people of the United States. What Kim Davis supporters don't understand is that, by denying them marriage licenses, she is imposing her beliefs on every same-sex couple living in Rowan County. The federal court did not ask Davis to personally issue every license. They asked her not to push her beliefs on the other citizens of Rowan County. She failed to respect this boundary.

Kim Davis should be terminated or forced to resign. She is no longer able to perform the duties of her job, and, therefore, should not be getting paid for the job. As a taxpayer, I would be outraged to find out I was paying the salary of someone who isn't fulfilling the duties expected of her. We are all free to practice our religion outside of a state-operated venue. We are all allowed to hold certain beliefs inside a state-operated venue. What we are not allowed to do is force our religious beliefs onto others and impede their lives with them.

Kim Davis, I applaud you for standing so solidly in your beliefs. That is an admirable trait. But, I am ashamed in you for forcing them on others. I am ashamed in you for displaying such hate to those only looking for love. And, I hope you will only learn from this experience that you are not above the law.