Tennessee governor signs bill allowing public officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages - eviltoast
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 s…

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee ® 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 Legislature website, the governor signed the bill Wednesday.

  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    9 months ago

    What a great opportunity for the Supreme Court to uphold this law and then cry about how nobody thinks they’re credible anymore.