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Patty Pierce endorsed via Patty Pierce 2016-04-21 17:03:45 -0500Stop using religion to discriminate!
Stop using religion to discriminate in Tennessee
On April 18, 2016 about 30 pastors shamefully stood in Legislative Plaza and spoke in favor of the anti-transgender student bathroom bill. And religion was used to advance the counseling discrimination bill. Many more clergy across Tennessee publicly opposed both bills.
Whether you're religious or not, aren't you tired of religion being used to support discrimination in our laws? If so, endorse this statement:
We oppose the use of religion to justify discrimination in Tennessee law. To use religion to divide us in our public life violates the spirit of the U.S. and Tennessee Constitutions, does harm to the people of Tennessee, and brings scandal to religion.
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Patty Pierce signed VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill 2016-04-15 11:08:23 -0500Really!?! You want Tennessee to be a part of this discrimination, too!?! Don’t you have more important issues to be dealing with!?! I am, seriously, about over it. You all have ruined your own party, people have had to revert to Trump. What’s next? If people are seeing a therapist for LGBT issues and the therapist is not a good fit, they will move on, on their own. You don’t need to be involved. Stay out of it… I, strongly, advise you to veto this bill. Between this and the Bible trying to be our State Book, REALLY!?! Please DO NOT allow Tennessee to be a part of this HATE!!
VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill
Please, add your voice and urge Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to veto this discriminatory bill.
Dear Governor Haslam,
We urge you to veto HB1840, which allows counselors to turn away clients based on the counselor's biases and values. This bill puts the focus on the desires of counselors rather than on the needs of clients, damaging the counseling profession and putting clients at risk.
An anti-bullying amendment was stripped from the bill in the House Health Committee leaving youth vulnerable in areas where mental health services are not widely available.
Thank you for considering our views.