While the wording of the bill is not striking, it could create a way for LGBTQ couples to have their fundamental right to marry denied.
A plan to discriminate against same-sex marriages in Tennessee would’ve made child marriage legal. It’s now expected to be amended.
A Tennessee bill that would have eliminated minimum age limits to get married caught fire on social media this week. Now, the bill’s Republican sponsor is amending the legislation.
Southern Baptists Admit Errors On Homosexuality But Reject Gay-Affirming Churches
Southern Baptists say they’ve gotten some things wrong on homosexuality, but they still see acceptance of gay marriage as a line that cannot be crossed.
Baptists Ask If Gay Marriage May Be An Issue ‘Where We Just Agree To Disagree’
Southern Baptists are publicly wrestling with homosexuality this week. The Nashville-based denomination invited pastors and lay people to Opryland for a follow-up event to a similar, smaller summit on sexuality held earlier this year.
Judges Pepper Attorneys With Questions Over Tennessee’s Gay Marriage Law
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held a lively courtroom Wednesday as they heard arguments over whether Tennessee should recognize out-of-state gay marriages.
Will Southern Baptists’ Softer Tone On Gays Reach Beyond Nashville Conference?
The largest protestant denomination in the U.S. says it has no plans to drop its opposition to gay marriage and homosexuality. But Southern Baptists are softening the way they talk about it.
Maybe Wedding Photographers In Tennessee Can Already Refuse To Work With Gay Couples
A proposal giving businesses such as wedding photographers a legal way to refuse service to gay couples has been shelved for the year in the Tennessee legislature. The sponsor says it may be redundant.
Same Sex Benefits: Nashville Mayor Says They’re About Tolerance
Offering benefits to the same sex partners of Metro employees is a matter of tolerance to Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. While a panel is being formed to study the cost of such a policy change, Dean says he feels it’s the right thing to do.
Political Reaction To Gay Marriage Rulings Mixed In Tennessee
Nashville’s Democratic Congressman Jim Cooper says he is pleased with Wednesday’s Supreme Court rulings in support of gay marriage. But Tennessee Republicans say they are troubled.
Haslam, Corker Say Little on Gay Marriage, and Don’t Budge
Two of Tennessee’s top Republicans say they’re not softening on the issue of gay marriage. Both Senator Bob Corker and Governor Bill Haslam said little, other than that it should be left up to the states.
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