But this is where Mr. Davis accidentally reveals the whole plot. Because for all the false cries of “religious liberty” clearly this is only about depriving other people of their rights. Why else would Casey Davis publicly announce his unwillingness to issue licenses to gay couples, when there are none requesting them? It serves no purpose other than to reaffirm the zone of discrimination that he and Kim and others like them are protecting. They are using the media to announce to as many people as they can reach that they will never give up the fight against gay rights. That is what this is about and what it has always been about. These people will lie about their motives and hide behind religious liberty, just as many bigots and racists before them have done. They will do whatever it takes to slow the progress that we see in the rest of the country. They will carry on Kim’s vow on release from jail to “keep on pressing.” Keep on pressing what? Pressing their hatred on others, seeking any accommodation for their bigotry, trying to maintain the safe space for hate that they cling to so desperately. In return, we must keep on pressing too, until these pockets of hate no longer exist.
