Vows to gop pressure and makes a big pledge. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, today a federal judge in kentucky drew a clear line as to where religious freedom ends and the law of the land begins when he tossed a county clerk in jail for contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples. In june, the u. S. Supreme court ruled samesex marriage was legal, but that didnt sit well with those who believed such marriages violate gods law including kim davis who today stood her ground before the judge. Our Gabe Gutierrez was in the courtroom. Reporter outside the packed federal courtroom. This flag represents satan. Reporter prayer. I believe christians at this point in time need to stand up for their faith and what they believe in. Reporter and protest. On the witness stand, rowen county Clerk Kim Davis break down in tears saying she was a an apostolic christian
Supreme court said gay couples have the right to marry, the county clerk went to jail rather than give them licenses. But most of her deputies said they will issue licenses starting tomorrow, and heres Dean Reynolds. Hes coming for you, sodomites hes coming for you, lesbians reporter outside the federal courthouse in ashland, supporters of kim davis engaged in a fireandbrimstone rally. On the sidewalks and in the air, they tried to make the legal tide turn in her favor. But in the quiet of his courtroom, judge David Bunning made it clear that he would not be swayed. He told the defiant county clerk, we live in the society of laws. On the stand, davis wept as she talked about her faith and her inability to carry out the judges order to issue marriage licenses for samesex couples. Im not leaving. Reporter all week, she and her deputies have turned them away. Her conscience, she said, would not permit it. You all have a good day. Reporter marriage, she told the court, is a union between o
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Scientists have uncovered the properties of a rare earth element that was first discovered 80 years ago at the very same laboratory, opening a new pathway for the exploration of elements critical in modern technology, from medicine to space travel.