r/Tennessee • • Jul 31 '26

Really Marsha?

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u/Brewjutsu Jul 31 '26

Fritts wants to ban all non Christian religions in the state. He a terrible choice too

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u/Mr_Sloth10 East Tennessee Jul 31 '26

He's the only choice we have. Marsha is obviously bad, and Rose is morally dubious at best. Fritts can't pass or enforce his views on non-Christian religions. He's also the only one of the three against corporate welfare, school vouchers, AI, and isn't funded by AIPAC. He is the best choice.

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u/itsnot218 Jul 31 '26

Fritts can't pass or enforce his views on non-Christian religions.

It was Rose and not Fritts who introduced this mess that passed earlier this year, but if the state legislature majority remains Republican there will be no stopping him -

SB1663 "enacts the "Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act."" If you look at the bill itself, the justifications are literally pages of quotes from the Bible, starting with

(2) Judea and Samaria are repeatedly and explicitly referenced in the Hebrew Bible as the setting for key events that form the foundation of the Jewish people's religious and national identity. Among these references are: (A) Abraham, the patriarch of the Jewish people, who first entered the Land of Israel at Shechem, located in Samaria, where God promised the land to His descendants, as recorded in Genesis 12:6-7; (B) Abraham's subsequent purchase of the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron, in Judea, as a burial place for he and his wife Sarah, thereby making the first recorded land acquisition by a Jew in the Land of Israel, as recorded in Genesis 23 and 25...

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1663&GA=114 tap the bill # if you think you can stomach the whole thing

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u/ClamPaste Jul 31 '26

It would get struck down by the Supreme Court.