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Tennessee Pastor calls on Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty to uphold the values of integrity and accountability during the Impeachment trial this week
“No matter who you vote for, most of us believe our elected leaders have a duty to uphold our democracy and govern in our interests. Any elected official who stokes violence and division and tells repeated lies to subvert our democracy is unfit to represent us. We deserve leaders who demonstrate the courage of real…
Read MoreSpeaker Casada Must Resign: A public servant’s moral character matters
Last week, we called on Speaker Glen Casada to resign. Speaker Casada has abused his role as public servant. We lamented that instead of serving Tennesseans, he was serving the false gods of greed and power. Today, we learned that Speaker Casada has continued to abuse his position of power by attempting to manipulate the…
Read MoreSpeaker Casada’s Abuses of Power Disqualify Him as a Leader and He Must Step Down
The Gospel Warns Us that Abuse of Power Leaves a Trail of Destruction: Tennesseans Must Reckon with Casada’s Pattern of Behavior In response to House Speaker Glen Casada’s pattern of behavior, Lenda Sherrell, state director of the Southern Christian Coalition, released the following statement: “The Gospel is clear that abuse of power leaves a trail…
Read MoreVouchers Would Hurt the Poorest of the Poor
Public Education is Key to Human Well-Being and Must Be Protected Against Vouchers Rev. John Gill, Pastor of Church of the Savior and Rev. Marcia C. Free, M. Div. Associate Pastor in Knoxville, issued the following statement on behalf of the Southern Christian Coalition calling on Rep. Jason Zachary (House District 14, Knoxville) to change…
Read MoreThe Voucher Bill Is Morally Irresponsible And Fails Our Children
Senate and Gov. Lee Must Not Abandon Our Public Schools In response to the Tennessee State House of Representatives passing legislation (HB 0939) to abandon the needs of our public schools by expanding a private school voucher system, Rev. Laura Becker, Pastor of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga and member of the Southern Christian Coalition,…
Read MoreFaith Leaders Mark 9th Anniversary of ACA
Days before the 9th anniversary of the Affordable Care (ACA), local faith leaders and health care advocates held a press conference at Legislative Plaza calling on Attorney General Herbert Slatery to withdraw Tennessee from a lawsuit (Texas v. United States) that would overturn the ACA.
Read MoreAnother Rural Hospital Closes Its Doors
This time tragedy strikes Celina, a small town of 1,495 Tennesseans in Clay County. Not only will this community lose a hospital, but over 140 of our brothers and sisters will also lose their jobs.
Read MoreCelebrating MLK
As we celebrate MLK Day, we remember to see the world with an open heart rather than through darkness and hate.
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