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13 DAYS AGO | 3.15.2023
The Big Picture in Tennessee’s Fight for Marriage Equality Must Include Onlin...
Learn how HB878 and 2019’s paused anti-online ordination law work together in an ongoing attack against marriage equality in Tennessee. These bills would all...
19 DAYS AGO | 3.9.2023
The beginning of the end of marriage equality in Tennessee? A closer look at ...
Learn what HB878 might mean for the future of marriage equality in Tennessee. The bill, which recently passed the House, would allow a person to refuse to so...
180 DAYS AGO | 9.29.2022
Don’t let her fool you, Wedding Officiant Margaret Hall is anything but ordinary
Meet 'Ordinary' Margaret Hall, an AMM-ordained minister and wedding officiant, and proud owner of The Matchbox Drive Thru -- an inclusive Vegas-themed weddin...
287 DAYS AGO | 6.14.2022
Good news for online-ordained ministers in Tennessee as ongoing lawsuit conti...
The most recent update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB 1377 / HB 0213. With i...
356 DAYS AGO | 4.6.2022
New TN legislation proposes an alternate form of marriage, attempts to side-s...
Lawmakers in Tennessee introduced legislation that would create an alternate form of marriage restricted to ‘one man and one woman’ and eliminate the minimum...
453 DAYS AGO | 12.30.2021
TN Update: Federal lawsuit to protect online-ordained ministers continues for...
An update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB 1377 / HB 0213, including the curre...
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708 DAYS AGO | 4.19.2021
After a year of living life online, do distinctions like ‘online church’ even...
How designations like ‘online church’ and ‘online ordination’ have changed after a year of connecting with loved ones and communities online, Zoom, and Skype...
713 DAYS AGO | 4.14.2021
Fact Check: Do you need multiple online ordinations to protect your standing ...
You want to make sure your minister credentials are up to the legal task when it’s time to marry someone, and sign and file the marriage license. But do you ...
720 DAYS AGO | 4.7.2021
A queer Tennessee Minister talks about the importance of online ordination, a...
A queer wedding officiant in Nashville, Tennessee talks about the importance of online ordination in the LBTQ IA+ community as the fight against the state’s ...
721 DAYS AGO | 4.6.2021
Tennessee Update: The fight to protect the rights of online-ordained minister...
An update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB 1377 / HB 0213. With information on...
907 DAYS AGO | 10.2.2020
“Having the care of souls” as an online-ordained minister: How wedding offici...
Tennessee lawmakers have incorrectly applied the phrase "having the care of souls" to discriminate against ministers that are ordained online. Learn how onli...
1006 DAYS AGO | 6.25.2020
AMM’s In-person Ordination Tour in Tennessee: A Look Back – and Forward
We reflect on the powerful experience of going to Tennessee one year ago to offer ministers in-person ordination ahead of the state's anti-online ordination ...
1021 DAYS AGO | 6.10.2020
An Update from AMM on Tennessee's Anti-Online Ordination Law
An update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB1377/HB0213
1146 DAYS AGO | 2.6.2020
Tennessee Lawmakers move to strip same-sex couples of marriage equality (again)
Tennessee Republicans are once again attacking marriage equality, this time arguing that same-sex marriage is "indecent" and unconstitutional.
1204 DAYS AGO | 12.10.2019
Here’s the Latest on What’s Happening with Tennessee’s Online Ordination Ban
A court order has suspended Tennessee's law banning online ordination, find out what happens next here.