The Rowan County Clerk's Office, in Kentucky, told one reporter it has rejected only one marriage license application in the last two weeks — since county clerk Kim Davis was ordered earlier this month to allow her deputies to license same-sex marriages.
The denied applicant? "A gentleman who stated that he wanted a license that would permit him to marry 'Jesus,' " according to a document obtained by New York Times reporter Alan Blinder, who tweeted it today.
The document continues: "When it was explained to the individual that both parties had to be present, he stated, 'Jesus is always present.'
"After being denied, the gentleman returned later and presented a type of Power of Attorney document issued by his church granting him authority to sign 'Jesus' ' name."
The second party to the license, however, was not present, and the request was denied, according to the document.
Davis' office has been at the center of a cultural firestorm over her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses, as required by the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling.
Davis was subsequently jailed for contempt over her decision, though she was released on the condition she not interfere with her deputies as they issue same-sex licenses.
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