Rick Santorum’s advice to Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, is to “follow her conscience.” (RELATED: Kentucky Clerk To Be Released From Jail)
Santorum, appearing on CNN’s “New Day” Monday suggested that “the state of Kentucky, as well as the federal government, should be passing things like the First Amendment Defense Act, which provides for accommodations for people inside and outside of government who has religious convictions that differ with the court ruling.”
Rick Santorum: I would advise Kim Davis to follow her conscience. You know, the Supreme Court decision made no provision of what county clerks should have. In fact, they wrote extensively about how, after this decision, there had to be accommodations. There had to be things worked out by the legislatures and others, as to how to implement the court decision. And Kim Davis has every right to say this should be a religious accommodation. And I believe the state of Kentucky, as well as the federal government, should be passing things like the First Amendment Defense Act, which provides for accommodations for people inside and outside of government who has religious convictions that differ with the court ruling.