Mike Huckabee: Kim Davis Being Jailed Proves 'Criminalization of Christianity' is Here

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., said he was “proud” of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for not issuing licenses for same-sex marriages despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. On Thursday, a federal judge held Davis in contempt and had her jailed for her continued refusal to issue the licenses. 

Huckabee talked to the Kentucky clerk on Wednesday and the Republican presidential hopeful said he was still behind her on Thursday. 
 
"Having Kim Davis in federal custody removes all doubt of the criminalization of Christianity in our country,” Huckabee said. “We must defend religious liberty and never surrender to judicial tyranny. Five, unelected Supreme Court lawyers did not and cannot make law. They can only make rulings. The Supreme Court is not the supreme branch and it's certainly not the Supreme Being. 

"I am proud of Kim for standing strong for her beliefs,” Huckabee added. “Who will be next? Pastors? Photographers? Caterers? Florists? This is a reckless, appalling, out-of-control decision that undermines the Constitution of the United States and our fundamental right to religious liberty."