Kim Davis, Icon of Gay Marriage Opposition, Released from Jail

Kim Davis, who was jailed by a federal judge for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay or straight couples because of her opposition to same-sex marriage, has been released.

Davis will remain free as long as she pledges not to interfere with the issuing of marriage licenses to gay couples in Rowan County, Kentucky, according to The New York Times. Davis was jailed for the last five days after she said she would not issue marriage licenses to gay couples because she saw it as a violation of her faith as an Apostolic Christian.

Sheriff's deputies have been issuing the licenses while Davis was in jail. If Davis interferes with their issuance she may again be arrested.

A crowd of cheering supporters and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee greeted Davis as she left jail. Davis has inspired voters and activists opposed to gay marriage because of her willingness to suffer for her beliefs. When she got on stage to say a few words to the crowd, she cried and praised God.

Huckabee said that Christians in the United States had to stand up to "tyranny," and that if anyone had to go to jail, it should be him.

Another candidate popular with social conservatives, Ted Cruz, was also present at the rally where Davis appeared.

It is unclear if Davis will begin to hand out the licenses on her own if she will still refuse to follow the judge's orders. The Times reports that one of her lawyers said, "She's not going to violate her conscience."

Gay marriage was made legal in all 50 U.S. states June 26, when the Supreme Court ruled that laws banning such marriages were unconstitutional.