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Five out of six deputy clerks in Rowan County, Ky., have agreed to issue same-sex marriage licenses after a judge found a Kentucky clerk in contempt of court and ordered her to jail for refusing to grant the licenses.

Kim Davis, a clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, was found in contempt of court Thursday morning by Judge David Bunning.

Bunning said Davis would be released only when she agreed to follow his order and issue marriage licenses.

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Davis has thus far refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, saying the act would “violate God’s definition of marriage” and infringe on her beliefs as an Apostolic Christian.

The judge told all six of Davis' deputy clerks that they must issue marriage licenses to gay couples — or else they will face fines or jail time, too.

On Thursday afternoon, five of Davis’ six deputy clerks testified that they would comply with the judge’s orders to issue the marriage licenses.

Plaintiffs raised the question of whether that license would be legal, without the county's clerk's signature. The judge would not rule on that one way or the other.

The lone holdout among the deputy’s clerk is the clerk’s son, Nathan, according to The Associated Press.

Attorneys for jailed Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis have proposed allowing her out of custody if she agrees to not interfere with marriage licenses for gay couples.

The judge agreed to the proposal and is bringing Davis back into the courtroom to see if she will agree.