Tennessee
Religious Liberty Ranking:
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12
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
State Capitol,
Nashville, TN
Tennessee is one of the top three most religious states in the country, with 73% of those surveyed considered “highly religious.” What is Tennessee doing to safeguard religious liberty for its population in 2023?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2023 measures each state across 34 items that form 7 groups of safeguards. The potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2023, select any of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.
Opportunity for Absentee Voting: Yes
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yes
Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: Yes
State Capitol,
Nashville, TN
Tennessee is one of the top three most religious states in the country, with 73% of those surveyed considered “highly religious.” What is Tennessee doing to safeguard religious liberty for its population in 2023?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2023 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2023, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.
