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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 don't have to officiate marriages they're against. But there wasn't 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.’