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The Best (and Worst) Tweets About Kim Davis
The Best (and Worst) Tweets About Kim Davis
Kim Davis was taken into custody of U.S. Marshals on Thursday morning for contempt of court. Moments later, Twitter exploded.
When antigay Rowan County, Ky., clerk Kim Davis was taken into federal custody for contempt of court this morning, Twitter erupted.
Predictably, the response was divided between bemusement and brimstone, with many tweets painting Davis as a martyr for "religious freedom" in America. Here's some of the best -- and worst -- that Twitter had to offer:
\u201cKim Davis in federal custody removes all doubts about the criminalization of Christianity in this country. We must defend #ReligiousLiberty!\u201d— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@Gov. Mike Huckabee) 1441300854
\u201cReality show for #KimDavis: "Dancing With The Bars"\u201d— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) 1441302718
Meanwhile, Davis's legal counsel, the certified anti-LGBT hate group Liberty Counsel, didn't hold its tongue:
\u201c#KimDavis jailed for the crime of #BeingChristian #persecution in #America #Jesus\u201d— Liberty Counsel (@Liberty Counsel) 1441301519
The criminalization of Christianity is at hand. Bow a knee before "LGBT" gods or face the fiery furnace https://t.co/V15Ia9UyL9Â #homofascism
-- Matt Barber (@jmattbarber) September 3, 2015\u201c#KimDavis remember: Republican candidate Ben Carson said that going to jail makes people gay. So Jesus may have the last laugh after all.\u201d— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@Mrs. Betty Bowers) 1441304067
And perhaps the most extreme response was not a tweet at all, but rather a Facebook rant from a former pastor who recently encouraged followers to fight the so-called gay agenda with semi-automatic rifles:
CHRISTIAN HOLOCAUST HAS BEGUN!!! I'm calling for Americans to INVADE ROWAN COUNTY and PROTEST!!! Christian lady ARRESTED for not endorsing GAY MARRIAGE!
Posted by Joshua Feuerstein on Thursday, September 3, 2015
