SCOTUS: Preserve Gay Marriage but Protect Religious Rights | The American Spectator

Will the U.S. Supreme Court torpedo gay marriage in its next term, which begins October 6? SCOTUS could use Kim Davis to do so. But it should not.
The Alphabet people demand that Americans swallow an endless supply of genders, pronouns, and “identities” that not even Team Alphabet can define.[/perfectpullquote]
Davis, a Kentucky county clerk, cited her religious faith for not issuing a marriage license to David Ermold and David Moore, a currently wed gay couple. Davis’ stand cost her six days in jail in 2015. The Davids sued Davis and won $50,000 each for “emotional damages” and $260,000 in legal fees. Davis is appealing this jury verdict and — bonus! — also wants SCOTUS to reverse its “egregiously wrong” decision and overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that made gay marriage a constitutional right.
SCOTUS should welcome Davis’ case and, ultimately, use it to maximize liberty and the right to pursue happiness.
SCOTUS should honor Obergefell’s precedent and keep gay marriage constitutional. If spending their lives together fulfills David and David, hooray! Since they are consenting adults, what happens when they click off their lights is nobody’s damn business.
SCOTUS should let Davis and others with religious or even secular objections to gay marriage, abstain. If giving gay couples marriage licenses is the Highway to Hell to Davis, or something merely unethical to an atheist, fine! Such public employees should be excused from handling gay-marriage licenses. (Barring government from licensing marriages would halt this controversy instantly.) Likewise, judges who reject gay marriage as either sinful or misguided never should be obliged to officiate at gay weddings.
Across America, there are enough bureaucrats, city councilmen, and other officials to provide gay couples whatever assistance they need to wed while also accommodating public servants who conscientiously object. The core American value of non-coercion should shield Americans from being forced to do wha…