Kim Davis: The Battle for Religious Freedom Continues

Ten years ago, a brave woman named Kim Davis stood up for what she believed in. She was a county clerk in Kentucky, and she followed her Christian faith. When the government told her to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, she said no. She believed that marriage is between one man and one woman, just as God designed it. For that, she was thrown in jail.

Now, in 2025, Kim Davis is still fighting for her rights, and for the rights of all Americans who believe in traditional marriage. Her case may soon go back to the Supreme Court. Her lawyer, Mat Staver, says there is a good chance the Court will take it up. He believes the Court should not only protect Davis’ religious freedom but also take the bold step of overturning the 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage across the country.

That 2015 decision, known as Obergefell v. Hodges, forced all states to recognize same-sex marriages, even if the people of those states had voted against it. It took away the rights of states and of religious Americans who believe marriage is sacred. It was a ruling based not on the Constitution, but on the feelings of a few judges. As Staver put it, the decision was grounded on a “legal fiction.”

Kim Davis is being punished even now. A recent court ruling says she must pay over $360,000 in legal fees to the two men who sued her. Her only real crime was standing by her faith and refusing to sign her name to something she believed was wrong. The court said her religious beliefs didn’t matter because she was acting as a government official. But what happened to the First Amendment? What happened to freedom of religion?

The Founding Fathers built this nation on faith, family, and freedom. They never meant for the government to force people to go against their conscience. Today, that freedom is under attack. If the Supreme Court takes this case, it will have the chance to make things right. Three of the justices who disagreed with the Obergefell ruling in 2015 still sit on the Court—Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Chief Justice John Roberts. They knew then that forcing same-sex marriage onto the whole country would cause trouble, and they were right.

If the Court overturns Obergefell, it would not cancel any same-sex marriages that already happened. Those marriages would still be recognized. But it would return marriage law to the states, where it had always been before 2015. That means each state could once again decide for itself how to define marriage, just as our Constitution allows.

Of course, the other side is fighting hard to stop this. The lawyers for the two men who sued Kim Davis say that “marriage equality is settled law.” But just because something was decided once doesn’t mean it was right. Slavery was once “settled law” too, until brave Americans stood up and said no. Roe v. Wade was also once “settled law,” until the Court finally corrected that mistake in 2022.

Now is the time to stand up again—for faith, for freedom, and for the family. Kim Davis is not just fighting for herself. She is standing for every American who believes in God’s design for marriage. She is standing for the truth.

Let us pray that the Supreme Court hears her case. Let us pray that they have the courage to fix what was broken in 2015. And let us pray that our nation returns to the values that made it strong—one nation under God, where freedom of religion is not just a promise, but a reality.