WHB/4/4
Sponsored by James McCorkle, William Hubbard of Baylor School
This legislation was filed in the Finance and Administration category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1) Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
| 4 | The Tennessee State Constitution: The Constitution of the State of Tennessee that defines the |
| 5 | form, structure, activities, character, and fundamental rules of the U.S. State of Tennessee |
| 6 | Article IX: Disqualifications for holding office in the State of Tennessee. |
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| 8 | Section Two) No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and |
| 9 | punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this State. |
| 10 | Atheist: A person who denies the being of God. |
| 11 | The Being of God: The existence of God. |
| 12 | Future State of Rewards and Punishments: The belief that God rewards those who follow Him in |
| 13 | their life and punishes those who do not follow Him after their death. |
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| 15 | Section 2) Article IX Section Two of the Tennessee State Constitution shall be removed. |
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| 17 | Section 3) This act requires no funding. |
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| 19 | Section 4) All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. |
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| 21 | Section 5) This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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