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Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed a bill Wednesday that allows people in the state to refuse to “solemnize,” or perform, a marriage if they disagree with it.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a bill Wednesday allowing public officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages. State lawmakers approved Tennessee House Bill 878 last week. The legislation states people “shall not be required to solemnize a marriage” if they refuse to doing so based on their “conscience or religious beliefs.” According to the Tennessee…

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that states public officials are not required to "solemnize a marriage" that conflicts with their religious beliefs.

The law says ordained folks dont have to officiate marriages theyre against. But there wasnt a law requiring them to do so in the first place...

The newly passed legislation allows officiants to refuse to ‘solemnize’ marriages based on ‘conscience or religious beliefs.’

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law that will allow public officials in the state to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if doing so goes against their beliefs.

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The bill passed in the House but was deferred in the Senate for around a year. Opponents of the bill said it would allow county clerks to refuse LGBTQ+ marriages.

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The bill passed in the House but was deferred in the Senate for around a year. Opponents of the bill said it would allow county clerks to refuse LGBTQ+ marriages.