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What Did Tennessee’s Bible Debate Reveal About Tennessee Lawmakers?

Bibles on a bookshelf
Chas SiskWPLN News
An East Tennessee lawmaker has been trying since 2016 to make the Bible the state's official book.
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Out of all the issues discussed at the Tennessee capitol this legislative session, the one that brought the most robust, free-flowing floor debate was over a state symbol. 

WPLN capitol reporter Chas Sisk stopped by to talk about the passions that arose over whether to recognize the Bible as the state book of Tennessee. 

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Chas Sisk, Senior Editor

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 and became an editor in 2018. Previously, he covered state politics for Nashville Public Radio and The Tennessean, and he’s also reported on communities, politics and business for a variety of publications in Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University, where he studied economics and journalism.

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