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Tenn. governor rejects Bible as official state book, but veto override looms [View all]
The official rock of Tennessee is limestone. The raccoon is the state's official wild animal.
But the state still does not have an official book.
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam last week vetoed a bill that would have added the Bible to Tennessee's list of official state symbols, but lawmakers have already threatened to override his decision.
In Haslam's veto message to the Republican lawmakers who sponsored the bill, he wrote in defense of Christian beliefs: "I strongly disagree with those who are trying to drive religion out of the public square."
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/tenn-governor-rejects-bible-official-state-book/
But the state still does not have an official book.
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam last week vetoed a bill that would have added the Bible to Tennessee's list of official state symbols, but lawmakers have already threatened to override his decision.
In Haslam's veto message to the Republican lawmakers who sponsored the bill, he wrote in defense of Christian beliefs: "I strongly disagree with those who are trying to drive religion out of the public square."
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/tenn-governor-rejects-bible-official-state-book/
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