A proposed Tennessee bill would have the state join the ranks of those seeking to establish a "Covenant Marriage Act." A bill was introduced to the state House of Representatives on Jan. 22 that ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) — A Tennessee lawmaker is pushing for the creation of the Tennessee Covenant Marriage Act to establish covenant marriage in the state. So, what is a covenant marriage?

Marriage is not a mere transaction but a covenant that offers a joyful union that also requires heroic self-sacrifice. Divorce not only contradicts the very definition of marriage but devalues it.

And Rep. David Jacoby, D-Coralville, said the bill's definition of covenant marriage as a "lifelong relationship" is the same as marriage now. "I truly believe that's what we have on he books," he ...

State Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) has filed HB 0315, which would enact the “Tennessee Covenant Marriage Act.” According to its text, the bill would create a new kind of marriage agreement ...

In Tennessee, a Republican legislator has proposed a new category of “covenant” marriages ... fend off such an outcome by embedding a definition of marriage as between a man and a woman ...

The historic vote came as delegates also approved a new definition of marriage as a covenant between “two people of faith” while recognizing the couple may or may not involve a man and a woman.