George Takei says Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is "no hero to be celebrated," according to MSNBC.
Takei is best-known as Mr. Sulu from "Star Trek," but he is also an LGBT activist. Davis is famous for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, flouting the Supreme Court ruling last June that legalized such unions.
A rally was held for Davis on Tuesday outside the detention center where she was being held after being charged with contempt of court. "She broke her oath to uphold the Constitution and defied a court order so she could deny government services to couples who are legally entitled to be married," Takei wrote on Facebook.
"If she had denied marriage certificates to an interracial couple, would people cheer her? Would presidential candidates flock to her side? In our society, we obey civil laws, not religious ones. To suggest otherwise is, simply put, entirely un-American," Takei said.
"I'm tired of seeing people just harassed because they believe something of their faith," former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) said at the rally, MSNBC reported. Davis was in jail for five days.
The Davis rally was broadcast nationally on the news and several speeches were given, according to The Advocate.
After getting razzed by a commenter for his post, Takei responded with a lesson in the First Amendment to back up his point, according to Raw Story.
