Fox News star rips Christian 'haters' who support Kim Davis

Shepard Smith, Fox News host, cut into his own press conference coverage of the release of Kentucky clerk Kim Davis from jail to rail against her, as well as those who supported her denial of wedding certificates to same-sex couples, saying such is simply a "religious play" that has no business in government service.

He also compared Kim Davis supporters to those who oppose Sharia law, characterizing them as one and the same when it comes to ideology.

"They set this up as a religious play again," Smith said, Mediaite reported. "This is the same crowd that says, 'We don't want Sharia law,' don't let them tell us what to do, keep their religion out of our lives and out of our government.' Well, here we go again."

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An obviously frustrated Smith then described the progression of Davis's case as a mish-mash of confusing legal pursuits.

"When this started, this lawyer said he needed an accommodation for a woman who wanted one," Smith said. "She said she didn't want her name on a license for "gay" people. Now they've come up with one, they've let her out of jail ... But it's not what they want."

Rather, he said, "they" now want to pursue new claims against gay marriage.

"This is what they want, what you're hearing now, and this [is] what they're going to get: stirred up argument and a couple of days in the news cycle, and they're going to be able to make these claims."

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Smith said the Supreme Court's already ruled on "gay" marriage and Americans should realize the issue's done and over – settled.

"This is not unprecedented," he said. "They did it when they said black and white people couldn't marry."

But, he added: "Haters are going to hate. We thought what this woman wanted was an accommodation, which they've granted her, something that worked for everybody. But it's not what they want."

Smith's comments come on the heels of a recent report from Out, a gay travel and fashion magazine, that reported this: "[Smith's] sexual orientation and centrist ideology are some of Fox News' worst kept secrets," the nonprofit Accuracy in Media found.

Out went on: "Despite 2014 reports that his desire to come out led to his demotion, Smith continues to provide nuanced, grounded and logical reporting as managing editor of Fox's breaking news division, and host of Shepard Smith Reporting."

"With his reckless comments, Smith, regularly featured by Out magazine as a powerful homosexual media personality, has embarrassed his channel and turned himself into a liability with the channel’s conservative viewers," said Accuracy in Media's Cliff Kincaide.

"The venom which came from him is something Fox viewers would expect from MSNBC," added Kincaide.