Last week, David Ermold and David Moore began the process of collecting a 360,000-dollar judgment against Kim. This move could backfire. Kim Davis wasn’t a stranger to prison when she was booked into the Carter County Prison on September 2, 2015. She had visited the women’s prison many times as part of her church’s prison ministry. In fact, long before Kim made worldwide headlines, she was known throughout the area — what some call the “buckle” of the Bible belt — as a redeemed woman overflowing with Christ’s kindness. Throughout her ordeal, our Lord surrounded Kim with love and support. The man who was assigned by the county to drive Kim to prison was a part-time minister. He prayed with Kim during the car ride. The two women who booked Kim into the prison were Christians. They wept for Kim as they filled out the paperwork that would forever mark her as a prison inmate. A prison official, a Christian himself, put his own personal funds into Kim’s prison “commissary” account so that she could buy basic necessities like a toothbrush, feminine supplies, and other personal care items not provided by the prison system during her incarceration. Inmates — even criminals housed in the prison’s “violent” ward — heard of Kim’s plight and sent notes of prayer and encouragement through the prison mail system. I myself was brought to tears when I visited Kim. I will never forget the day I met with Kim, who was dressed in orange prison garb, in the federal prison. As we hugged, emotions overcame me. I cried and couldn’t speak. Kim, however, was the picture of peace and grace. Her first words to me, I will never forget, were simply “All is well.” Kim spent her days in prison reading the apostle Paul’s letters written during his imprisonment. As a prisoner herself, Kim continued the prison ministry she had participated in while a free woman, teaching other inmates about God’s redeeming love. Kim’s peace and devotion to the Lord were unflappable throughout the entire time she was imprisoned for her faith and throughout the last 10 years of persecution wrought by two vindictive men. 10 Years of Constant Attack. . . David Ermold and David Moore have spent the last 10 years viciously attacking Kim Davis. The two Davids told GQ magazine they had never even discussed getting married before rushing to join the melee outside Kim’s office as she waited for an answer to her religious accommodation request. They traveled to Kim’s office day after day to record themselves harassing her and posting the videos to social media. They bragged to GQ about how their videos made them internet famous. And when their moment of initial fame ended, the men embarked on a targeted campaign to keep themselves in the spotlight by inventing new ways to try to destroy Kim Davis. Kim had referred the two Davids to a county clerk who would sign their “marriage” certificate. But the two Davids refused. They tried to sue to force Kim to put her name on their marriage certificate. When they didn’t win that legal fight, they tried to take Kim’s job, running against her for the Rowan County clerk position. They lost, and their “fame” faded again. Ironically, even after trying to take Kim’s job, Ermold claimed in court that Kim had cost him his job. But when Liberty Counsel called his former employer to the stand, the whole world learned that Ermold’s claim was absolutely untrue. So, the two Davids amended their lawsuit, this time suing for damages because Kim’s decision to use her lawful religious freedom rights had caused the men “hurt feelings.” Despite the fact that the law forbids financial judgments over unquantifiable “hurt feelings,” Kim now has a 360,000-dollar judgment hanging over her head. But in their haste to make headlines again, the two Davids may have made a massive mistake. Help us END Obergefell’s 10-Year Assault on Christians!
On July 24, Liberty Counsel petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Kim’s case. We are seeking to overturn this unjust judgment against Kim, and to reconsider the Obergefell “marriage” opinion, which for 10 years has been used as a weapon to bankrupt and destroy Christians. Last week, in an attempt to take advantage of the media hype, Ermold and Moore filed a notice to collect their judgment, seeking to take everything Kim owns. Ermold and Moore’s greedy petition to the Court created an urgency for this case and actually increases the likelihood the High Court will hear Kim’s case this fall. And that’s a good thing! You see, three of the members of the current Court, including Chief Justice John Roberts, have made it abundantly clear over these last 10 years that Obergefell was decided in error. Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Alito and Thomas warned that Obergefell would be used as a weapon to silence and destroy people of good faith. David Ermold and David Moore just proved the Justices right. We look forward to fighting for the religious freedom rights of every person of faith. But we need your help to WIN! Kim’s case has been one of the longest and most expensive cases in Liberty Counsel history. But we have refused to give up on Kim, because giving up on Kim would mean losing EVERY faithful believer’s religious freedom rights. If Ermold and Moore’s judgment is allowed to stand, then any LGBTQ adherent will be able to sue any Christian who refuses to endorse and promote homosexuality, transgenderism, and “queer” deviancy. Kim and her family are not wealthy. The Davis family has never had the financial means to defend Kim in this 10-year-long season of attacks by two vindictive men. ONLY YOUR GENEROSITY allows us to provide top-notch legal defense to Christians under attack for their faith. DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT when you support our legal fund today. Kim’s future, and the future of all Americans, hangs in the balance. | 
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