Gallery | Kim Davis hearing scenes in Ashland, Ky

Opposing 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, 2015

Supporter of county clerk Kim Davis hold signs outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. on Thursday. Sept. 3, 2015

Supporter of county clerk Kim Davis hold signs outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. on Thursday. Sept. 3, 2015

outside the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky. for the hearing of Morehead, Ky. county clerk Kim Davis. Sept. 3, 2015

Kennedy 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, 2015

Kennedy 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, 2015

Kennedy 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, 2015

Gay 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, 2015

Supporter 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, 2015

Kennedy 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, 2015

Kim 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, 2015

A 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, 2015

David 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, 2015

David 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, 2015

Supporters 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, 2015

Supporters 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, 2015

Supporters 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, 2015

Gay 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, 2015

Bibles 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, 2015

Kim 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, 2015

Kim 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, 2015

Signs 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, 2015

Kennedy 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, 2015

Supporters 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, 2015