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Topic: Gay Marriage
“Tennesseans overwhelmingly voted to define marriage as between one man and one woman. If a change was to be made, it should have been allowed to play out through the democratic process but, unfortunately, today’s judicial activism short-circuits that ability. While this has long been pushed by the Democrats’ agenda, the issue is far from settled.” Sections: Politics | No Comments
Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Mary Mancini on Supreme Court’s historic ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges regarding the Constitutionality of Gay Marriage
“With today’s decision we see that love and respect has triumphed and we rejoice knowing that every person has the right to marry the person they love. Today is a day that Democrats celebrate with those couples as they build strong families while securing a future for themselves, in Tennessee and across our nation.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Statements from Tennessee Senators Harris, Yarbro, Kyle on Marriage Equality“Today will be remembered with tears of joy” in Tennessee
“I want to congratulate all of the couples in Tennessee who have waited so long for this day, when their state can recognize the love they share,” Senate Minority Leader Lee Harris said. “I want to congratulate all the people who can now look forward to a wedding day right here in their home state, and I want to congratulate the plaintiffs from Tennessee who worked so hard for this historic day. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Role of religion in presidential campaign heads 2008 ‘Top Ten’ church-state stories
The role of religion in the presidential campaign tops the 2008 “Top Ten” list of top church-state stories, according to the editors of Church & State. The monthly magazine published by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, is the nation’s only news periodical devoted exclusively to the intersection of religion and government. Said Church & State publisher Barry W. Lynn, “It was a wild and crazy year. To tell you the truth, I’m glad it’s coming to a close. I’m hopeful 2009 will be a lot better.” After studying the past 12 months of news, the editors selected the following 10 stories as the most important and most interesting church-state developments for the year. «Read the rest of this article» Why marriage matters, personal stories from real Tennesseans: Jason & Steven
We met for the first time 9 years ago, and up until a year ago, we dated off and on. Last year, we decided to get serious. Not being able to get married worries us because we aren’t getting the same legal rights as everyone else. We can’t have the same insurance, and if something were to happen to either of us, a life insurance policy wouldn’t be able to help the other. We won’t be able to see each other in the hospital if something serious happens, and without a ton of legal documents and fees, we won’t be able to make decisions for the other if we need to. A video used to be embedded here but the service that it was hosted on has shut down. Visit the Vote no on 1 Tennessee website for more information. Sections: Politics | No Comments
Why marriage matters, personal stories from real Tennesseans: David & John
A video used to be embedded here but the service that it was hosted on has shut down. Visit the Vote no on 1 Tennessee website for more information. Sections: Politics | No Comments
Why marriage matters, personal stories from real Tennesseans: Nancy & Joan
A video used to be embedded here but the service that it was hosted on has shut down. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | 1 Comment »
Another view on Amendment 1
“I was truly saddened to hear of your post on how you feel that this will “open Pandora’s Box.” To amend the wording to state “one person and one person” would not change any stipulations on how many persons, which family members, or which species could marry. It would simply change the gender of the two persons marrying. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
The risks of amending the constitution to define marriage
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