Gov. Lee Signs Law Protecting Religious Freedom For Tennessee’s Clergy
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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –
On Wednesday, February 21st, 2024, Governor Bill Lee signed a law that provides protection of religious freedoms for Tennessee clergy members.
The new law adds ten words to the existing code and states “that a person is not required to solemnize a marriage” if the person objects based on religious beliefs or conscience.
The legislation will actually extend to include both religious leaders and civil servants who hold objections to a marriage by providing them with the freedom to refuse to affirm the marriage.
A Public Chapter number will soon be assigned to the law and it will go into effect immediately.
Tennessee Republicans have noted that the law will not keep couples from obtaining a marriage license but simply allows those who object to refuse to solemnize that marriage.
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Good. Now Tennessee should nullify Obergefell v. Hodges, pass a law defining marriage as between one biological male and one biological female, and allow divorce only in cases of proven adultery or abuse.
That is kind of funny.
Lee is only pretending to give what is in the Papers of this Nation. It is called “Freedom of Religion”.
I guess this is no more than the product of the Department of Education that no longer teach about the “Declaration of Independence”, the “Bill of Rights” nor the “Constitution of the United States”.