NEWSGallery | Kim Davis hearing scenes in Ashland, KyGay marriage supporter Hexie Mefford cheers with supporters outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. for the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalOpposing supporters debate outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. on Thursday before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalSupporter of county clerk Kim Davis hold signs outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. on Thursday. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalSupporter of county clerk Kim Davis hold signs outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. on Thursday. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-Journaloutside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. for the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalKennedy Missionary Baptist Church in North Carolina member Jeffrey Shook preaches to gay marriage supporters outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalKennedy Missionary Baptist Church in North Carolina member Jeffrey Shook preaches to gay marriage supporters outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalKennedy Missionary Baptist Church in North Carolina member Jeffrey Shook preaches to gay marriage supporters outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalGay marriage supporter Katy Brennan, right, debates with Kim Davis supporter John Williams outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalSupporter of county clerk Kim Davis and those of gay marriage hold signs outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. on Thursday. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalKennedy Missionary Baptist Church in North Carolina member Jeffrey Shook, right, attempts to read verses from the Bible to gay marriage supporters outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. "My purpose here is two fold," Shook said. "Take a stand for Jesus and this Bible. Two, take a stand against sin." Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalKim Davis supporters seek out shade just off from the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. for the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalA Kim Davis supporter cries in to her hands outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of the Morehead, Ky. county clerk. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalDavid Fletcher prays on the ground outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalDavid Fletcher, left, leads a prayer session outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalSupporters on both sides hold signs outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalSupporters of gay marriage and county clerk Kim Davis line the sidewalk outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. on Thursday. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalSupporters of gay marriage and county clerk Kim Davis line the sidewalk outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. on Thursday. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalGay marriage supporter Katy Brennan pumps her fist in the air outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBibles and signs are thrust in to the air outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. as John Williams lectures from a stool before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalKim Davis supporters hold signs outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalKim Davis supporters hold signs outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalSigns with biblical warnings outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalKennedy Missionary Baptist Church in North Carolina pastor Eric Blanketship preaches to gay marriage supporters outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. before the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalSupporters from both sides wave Bibles and signs outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. during the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalDon Glaywell, left, a Kim Davis supporter, holds his sign behind gay marriage supporter Jennifer Reis outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. on Thursday. Sept. 3, 2015Alton Strupp/The Courier-Journal