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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,957 posts)
Fri Nov 11, 2022, 11:56 AM Nov 2022

Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document

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A Tennessee county commission has added a line to its guiding rules indicating the commission will reflect “Judeo-Christian values,” in violation of the First Amendment’s requirement that government be neutral toward religion.

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Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document
The Sumner County Commission added a preamble to an official document that experts say violates the establishment clause of the


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Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 OP
So they're gonna forgive debts that are 7 years old and up, right? ck4829 Nov 2022 #1
Lift up the afflicted sanatanadharma Nov 2022 #2
This is my county...that square is the town where I work Docreed2003 Nov 2022 #3

Docreed2003

(17,805 posts)
3. This is my county...that square is the town where I work
Fri Nov 11, 2022, 01:27 PM
Nov 2022

The grip that the religious crazies have on politics here is insane. This community and state for that matter, used to be much more moderate.

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