<p>A protester reads bible scripture to the protesters gathered at the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky., Thursday.</p>
September 4, 2015
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Defiant clerk goes to jail in Kentucky
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - A defiant county clerk went to jail Thursday for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, but five of her deputies agreed to issue the licenses themselves, potentially ending the church-state standoff in Rowan County, Kentucky.