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January 23, 2012

Times Free Press: GOP bill seeking biblical displays

by Andy Sher
Chattanooga Times Free Press

NASHVILLE -- Two socially conservative Tennessee lawmakers are promoting what they think is a legally defensible way for local governments to display the Ten Commandments in county courthouses or on public grounds.

Sen. Mike Bell, R-Rice-ville, and Rep. Matthew Hill, R-Jonesboro, last week introduced a bill authorizing counties and cities to set up displays of "historical documents and monuments and writings" that have been "recognized to commemorate freedom and the rich history of Tennessee and the United States."

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