On Friday, June 26 the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Not all were thrilled.  Take Kim Davis for example, who is the county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky.  She decided to defy a federal court order to issue same-sex marriage licenses. After the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage, she decided to stop handing out marriage licenses for gay couples. This caused an uproar and eventually gained media attention.

“It wasn’t wrong or right because she stood with her beliefs, but her beliefs should not affect her job,” stated Willis Reagan, a junior at Bob Jones.

The U.S district court ordered Ms. Davis to issue out licenses, but she still refused, claiming that she was working under ‘God’s authority’.

“Regardless of her religious standpoint, she should still have to issue out marriage licenses because that’s her job,” Michael Burleson, a senior at Bob Jones, chimed in.

On July 1st, she received four lawsuits, two from a heterosexual couple and two from a homosexual couple. She attempted to have a hearing with the Supreme Court to see if they would grant her the permission to legally not issue same-sex marriage license.

This hearing was denied.

She eventually went to court for her lawsuit, and when she spoke on the stand, she gave an emotional testimony saying that issuing these same-sex licenses was against her beliefs. Eventually, Ms. Davis was allowed to go back to work, but she wasn’t allowed to issue marriage licenses. So why doesn’t she quit?  “If I resign, I lose my voice,” Davis said. “Why should I have to quit a job that I love and that I’m good at?”

So when it comes to what you believe in, Davis seems to think it’s go hard or go home.

Her meetings with Mike Huckabee and her recent meeting with the Pope continue to fuel media coverage.  Her legal representation also seems to have its own scandals.  Kim Davis was also spoofed on a recent episode of Saturday Night Live.

It seems the Kim Davis media circus will continue to be relevant as long as the right to marriage equality and the right to hold conservative Christian beliefs conflict.