Tennessee House Passes Mariage Act

[Anonymous]

Nothing to see here, folks. Randy's office explains he "enjoys interacting with constituents." They also let us know he is a great grandfather who doesn't really understand this whole Internet thing.

Tennessee’s Republican Lt. Gov.’s official Instagram account repeatedly comments on nearly naked photos of 20-year-old gay man

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/tn-lt-gov-official-instagram-account-repeatedly-comments-on-nearly-naked-photos-of-20-year-old-gay-man/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see here, folks. Randy's office explains he "enjoys interacting with constituents." They also let us know he is a great grandfather who doesn't really understand this whole Internet thing.

Tennessee’s Republican Lt. Gov.’s official Instagram account repeatedly comments on nearly naked photos of 20-year-old gay man

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/tn-lt-gov-official-instagram-account-repeatedly-comments-on-nearly-naked-photos-of-20-year-old-gay-man/

They can’t help themselves. They’re going to keep doing what they want while trying to control everyone else. It’s pretty funny that their defense is he’s old and awkward and doesn’t understand the tools he’s using.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pipe down - nobody is going to be denied a marriage license here.

If that’s true, and Tennessee is such a bastion of equality and committed to equal access, why pass this law?

The law will protect Christian government workers who don’t want to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples.

Nobody is going to be refused, the workers will opt out in advance.

We have a good thing going down here though I know you don’t believe it.

We’ll handle this like the good neighbors we are; love and faith can both win.

Have a beautiful day.

This is America which was founded on separation of church and state. Your job is your job, and your job comes first. If you work for the state and your religion somehow precludes you from doing your job then you should not be in that position.

And by the way, it has little to do with "being Christian" as there is virtually nothing in the New Testament about homosexuality or gay marriage, certainly nothing is in the Gospels or actual teachings of Christ. Where it's found is in the Old Testament, but as we know, Christians don't actually follow the Old Testament. You cut the hair from your temples, you do not sacrifice bulls or follow Kosher laws. It's basically bigotry that uses false Christianity as cover for bigotry.

Ok if you aren’t familiar with the New Testament, you can use the google search engine to seek results for say, New Testament and homosexuality. That way, you can skip ahead to the parts that interest you.

Oh honey, you went ahead and took the bait, so now it's time for you to deliver. Why don't you give me some exact New Testament citations, starting with the four Gospels - you know, the actual core teachings of Christ as testified to by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, where Jesus validates your anti-homosexual bigotry?

I'll wait...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipe down - nobody is going to be denied a marriage license here.

If that’s true, and Tennessee is such a bastion of equality and committed to equal access, why pass this law?

The law will protect Christian government workers who don’t want to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples.

Nobody is going to be refused, the workers will opt out in advance.

We have a good thing going down here though I know you don’t believe it.

We’ll handle this like the good neighbors we are; love and faith can both win.

Have a beautiful day.

It will protect Christian government workers who do not want to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples.

It will equally protect racist government workers who do not want to sign marriage license for interracial couples. Even if I agreed the first group needs protection, the idea of passing a law to protect the second group is disgusting.

It was written this way to survive legal challenge. Nobody is denying a license to a mixed hetero couple- ZERO - not happening.

Lord know I’ve heard that beginning phrase in “ nobody is getting rid of Roe v Wade. It’s the law of the land.” Lies, lies and more lies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipe down - nobody is going to be denied a marriage license here.

If that’s true, and Tennessee is such a bastion of equality and committed to equal access, why pass this law?

The law will protect Christian government workers who don’t want to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples.

Nobody is going to be refused, the workers will opt out in advance.

We have a good thing going down here though I know you don’t believe it.

We’ll handle this like the good neighbors we are; love and faith can both win.

Have a beautiful day.

It will protect Christian government workers who do not want to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples.

It will equally protect racist government workers who do not want to sign marriage license for interracial couples. Even if I agreed the first group needs protection, the idea of passing a law to protect the second group is disgusting.

It was written this way to survive legal challenge. Nobody is denying a license to a mixed hetero couple- ZERO - not happening.

YET...

We already know that "christian" clerks wrongfully refused licenses to gay couples in America....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipe down - nobody is going to be denied a marriage license here.

If that’s true, and Tennessee is such a bastion of equality and committed to equal access, why pass this law?

The law will protect Christian government workers who don’t want to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples.

Nobody is going to be refused, the workers will opt out in advance.

We have a good thing going down here though I know you don’t believe it.

We’ll handle this like the good neighbors we are; love and faith can both win.

Have a beautiful day.

It will protect Christian government workers who do not want to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples.

It will equally protect racist government workers who do not want to sign marriage license for interracial couples. Even if I agreed the first group needs protection, the idea of passing a law to protect the second group is disgusting.

It was written this way to survive legal challenge. Nobody is denying a license to a mixed hetero couple- ZERO - not happening.

Lord know I’ve heard that beginning phrase in “ nobody is getting rid of Roe v Wade. It’s the law of the land.” Lies, lies and more lies.

Exactly this. Right wing promises and assurances can not be trusted as far as they can be thrown.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Faith wins- this bill is about tolerance for Christians, too.

NO in the US we have freedoms

Keep your crap religion out of our government

WTH do you not understand about church and state separation of?

Oh look the Bible thumping russian comrades are at it again.

+1 I've been a Christian my whole life, but there is a separation of church and state for a reason. It's called, "not imposing your religious beliefs on someone else's rights".

This crosses the line.

Gawd.. the religious zealots are determined to take us back to the "good ol' days" of WASP supremacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipe down - nobody is going to be denied a marriage license here.

If that’s true, and Tennessee is such a bastion of equality and committed to equal access, why pass this law?

The law will protect Christian government workers who don’t want to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples.

Nobody is going to be refused, the workers will opt out in advance.

We have a good thing going down here though I know you don’t believe it.

We’ll handle this like the good neighbors we are; love and faith can both win.

Have a beautiful day.

Please explain how Christians are being "persecuted" from approving a marriage for a same-sex couple? Also, why is the law allowing clerks to not approve a license for a interracial or interfaith couple?

Thanks for proving that good Christians are just racist POS. It's no surprise that Christianity is losing members in droves.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Incredible that idiots can say that our law to protect the conscience of city and county officials is some kind of Russian activity???

What a weird climate we are in.

News flash- TN is in the Bible Belt- we’re not Russians.

Don’t be a clerk if you can’t even do your job. Yet you call other people “idiots”. What if your clerk doesn’t believe in blonde marriage? No license for you! Oh but you’re certain that will never happen so who cares?! Screw other members of my own community!

I am not sure why you are worried about managing our clerks in TN. Mind your own business, maybe?

A clerk’s job is to process legal documents in the county. They aren’t lord and ruler with discretionary authority to object to legal marriages. They don’t make the law. They are CLERKS. They aren’t working on behalf of their clan or fundamentalist cult. They are public bureaucrats. What stupid nonsense.

[Anonymous]

What if the same sex or mixed race couple are cousins? Would that make it legal in Tennessee?

[Anonymous]

Can a non practicing Christian still refuse to process paperwork? We need a determine by the state as to who is a Christian and who is not. Otherwise non Christians could refuse to process paperwork.

[Anonymous]

TN leaving the thread- hate has no home in the beautiful free state of TN. We don’t need your help either to take care of each other here- we’re doing it each day, and doing His work, too. Bless you all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TN leaving the thread- hate has no home in the beautiful free state of TN. We don’t need your help either to take care of each other here- we’re doing it each day, and doing His work, too. Bless you all.

You just don't want to see the truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TN leaving the thread- hate has no home in the beautiful free state of TN. We don’t need your help either to take care of each other here- we’re doing it each day, and doing His work, too. Bless you all.

Christians speak in code but fool nobody. We all know your game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipe down - nobody is going to be denied a marriage license here.

If that’s true, and Tennessee is such a bastion of equality and committed to equal access, why pass this law?

The law will protect Christian government workers who don’t want to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples.

Nobody is going to be refused, the workers will opt out in advance.

We have a good thing going down here though I know you don’t believe it.

We’ll handle this like the good neighbors we are; love and faith can both win.

Have a beautiful day.

This is America which was founded on separation of church and state. Your job is your job, and your job comes first. If you work for the state and your religion somehow precludes you from doing your job then you should not be in that position.

And by the way, it has little to do with "being Christian" as there is virtually nothing in the New Testament about homosexuality or gay marriage, certainly nothing is in the Gospels or actual teachings of Christ. Where it's found is in the Old Testament, but as we know, Christians don't actually follow the Old Testament. You cut the hair from your temples, you do not sacrifice bulls or follow Kosher laws. It's basically bigotry that uses false Christianity as cover for bigotry.

Ok if you aren’t familiar with the New Testament, you can use the google search engine to seek results for say, New Testament and homosexuality. That way, you can skip ahead to the parts that interest you.

Oh honey, you went ahead and took the bait, so now it's time for you to deliver. Why don't you give me some exact New Testament citations, starting with the four Gospels - you know, the actual core teachings of Christ as testified to by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, where Jesus validates your anti-homosexual bigotry?

I'll wait...

Yep Jesus had nothing to say about homosexuality and many biblical scholars belive that St Paul was mostly concerned about ancient Roman practices related to pedophilia (adult men exploiting underange boys) .

The Old Testament sounds harsh in Leviticus but that whole book is giving rules for appropriate conduct in the temple. Obviously social prescriptions from 5 k years ago should not be taken literally now (anyone plan on handing their daughters over to random strangers as a sign of their radical hospitality?) science shows us know that gays are genetically predisposed to be gay. We are all made in God’s image.

The Bible does have a lot to say in both testaments about helping the poor and marginalized. Not about hate mongering against gays/ trans people or people of different faiths and/ or especially not against POC .

This new law is not theologically sound or ethical from a Christian perspective IMO. I see why so many young people are turned off by our faith when they see all the hate mongering and hypocrisy done in the name of Jesus.