Comparing Kim Davis to Rosa Parks fails: Your Say

Letter to the editor:

Enough is enough! The only thing I dislike seeing more than videos and stories about Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who showed blatant disrespect for the law and refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, are the like-minded conservatives praising her decision.

Many people are comparing Davis to Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. That is just absurd. The only way Davis is similar to Parks is her bold stand against the law, but Parks was standing up for what was right and trying to help achieve equality. Davis is taking a step in the opposite direction by using her religious views to discriminate.

Gay marriage is now legal in the United States. So either get with it or get over it.

Ashlynn Gallagher; Scranton, Pa.

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Kim Davis, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. all fought for what they believed in. So how is Davis’ situation different? Parks engaged in civil disobedience just as Davis did.

Parks wouldn’t remove herself from a seat, and Davis wouldn’t sign a marriage license for a gay couple. The situation isn’t the same, but they acted for what they believed in to retaliate against the system.

— Jeffrey Dimmick

The difference is, Parks was actually the victim. She was the one being discriminated against. Davis is the one using her public position to discriminate. Davis is not the victim.

— Richard Turner

Davis is a hero for all of us Christians who feel like this country is abandoning our God.

— John Hipp

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