The Tennessee House Just Passed a Bill Completely Gutting Marriage Equality (of any sort)

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17. Delusional mental gymnastics are being used by Tennessee legislators - of course...

https://www.memphisflyer.com/state-bill-threatens-lgbtq-marriage-here-opponents-say

Tennessee law does not now require anyone to conduct any marriage they don’t want to. But Fritts, the House bill sponsor, told the Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee Tuesday that a “big reason” he brought the bill was to help block elder abuse.

“When you look at some of the research that we have found on this, that …young folks are trying to marry older folks to get to their financial accounts,” Fritts said. “I think there are other things that we need to do.”

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"A person shall not be required to solemnize a marriage if the person has an objection to solemnizing the marriage based on the person's conscience or religious beliefs."

This does not require a "closely held religious belief", plain prejudice will do.

Waiting for an Atheist, Agnostic, Sub Genius, or Satanic Temple clerk to refuse to certify "religious" based marriages...

Time takes time, and as always, stupid is as stupid does.

May reason rule!