In pushing partisan declarations in Tennessee’s open primary elections, the devil is in the details

By: Gabe Hart

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 918

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Like many middle-aged Tennesseans, I grew up with an evangelical orthodoxy. In fact, during my formative teenage years, I was in church every time the doors were open. When you immerse yourself that deeply in a culture, a few ideas still stick long after you’ve left.

One of those ideas — taken from a verse in 1 Corinthians —popped in my head this week as I was getting ready to vote in my county’s primary …

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