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Topic | Tennessee House passes bill gutting marriage equality |
thronedfire2 03/09/23 6:08:41 PM #34: | gmanthebest posted... Is this just if they wanna get married in a church or something? Or would it also include getting married at the county court by a judge type of thing? Tennessee law already says that religious leaders do not have to officiate weddings they object to. Critics say the new bill goes beyond that and would empower county clerks to refuse to certify marriage licenses, meaning that LGBTQ, interfaith, or interracial couples could be unable to get married at all, rather than just needing to find a new officiant for their ceremony. --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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