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TexasTowelie

(116,821 posts)
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:49 AM Jul 2019

Tennessee's New Ban On Internet Ordinations Could Add Hurdles For LGBT Weddings

A new law has banned online ordained ministers from officiating weddings in Tennessee.

Critics of the measure say it’s a violation of First Amendment rights. But for another group — LGBT people in rural and suburban communities — the impact could be even greater.

Leslie and Andrea Isham got married in December 2018. Their wedding was unique, for a lack of a better word.

“We literally went into the bar, we paid the cover charge," Leslie Isham said. "We walked through the doors and sat down and just waited for the show.”

Read more: https://www.nashvillepublicradio.org/post/tennessee-s-new-ban-internet-ordinations-could-add-hurdles-lgbt-weddings

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Tennessee's New Ban On Internet Ordinations Could Add Hurdles For LGBT Weddings (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2019 OP
Probably will be ruled a violation of the 1St. 3Hotdogs Jul 2019 #1
And it'll be PDQ. marble falls Jul 2019 #2
Republicans have to be watched because they are EVIL ROB-ROX Jul 2019 #3

3Hotdogs

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1. Probably will be ruled a violation of the 1St.
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 06:07 AM
Jul 2019

While it is not the focus of the thread, in any case, people can go to Pennsylvania. You don't need an officiant. You can marry yourselves.

ROB-ROX

(767 posts)
3. Republicans have to be watched because they are EVIL
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 05:16 PM
Jul 2019

THEY ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO SCREW THE SYSTEM. THESE PEOPLE ARE LIKE DEMONS HURTING PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. THEY ARE FAKE CHRISTIANS AND WILL DO ANYTHING WHICH REQUIRES MAKING PEOPLES LIVES WORST.

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