After officials in Morristown, Tennessee, blocked a resident from hosting a Charlie Kirk vigil, Tennessee Republican Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti weighed in on the debate, vowing to challenge the ordinance purportedly stopping the event from moving forward.
Skrmetti sent a letter to Morristown Mayor Gary Chesney on Thursday, cautioning that the city ordinance blocking religious events in public areas violates the laws of the state.
“Tennessee law prohibits denying a person the full and equal enjoyment of a public accommodation on the grounds of religion,” Skrmetti wrote.
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The official said that if Morristown authorities were to enforce the ordinance, they would be “treating activities differently on the basis of religion and would therefore be in violation of Tennessee’s Human Rights Act.”
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