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Related: About this forumTennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document
The First Amendment RetweetedA Tennessee county commission has added a line to its guiding rules indicating the commission will reflect Judeo-Christian values, in violation of the First Amendments 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
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
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ck4829
(36,456 posts)1. So they're gonna forgive debts that are 7 years old and up, right?
sanatanadharma
(4,074 posts)2. Lift up the afflicted
Feed the hungry
House the homeless
Care for the sick
Eschew mammon.
Add your own 'values'
Docreed2003
(18,004 posts)3. This is my county...that square is the town where I work
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.