Stop using religion to discriminate in Tennessee

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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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  • Bishop Charles Headley
    @Chief100Nawa tweeted link to this page. 2016-04-21 11:39:17 -0500
    I'm tired of religion being used to discriminate in Tennessee. Aren't you? http://tnep.nationbuilder.com/stop_using_religion_to_discriminate_in_tennessee?recruiter_id=55456
  • Cyndi McCall
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:39:15 -0500
  • Bishop Charles Headley
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:38:12 -0500
  • Christie Collins
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:38:01 -0500
  • Kristina Pittman
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:32:59 -0500
  • Shaw Coney
    endorsed via 2016-04-21 11:23:35 -0500
  • Matthew Jeffers
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:23:35 -0500
  • Alisha Wallheimer
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-04-21 11:21:56 -0500
    I'm tired of religion being used to discriminate in Tennessee. Aren't you?
  • Alisha Wallheimer
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:21:46 -0500
  • Suzie Bowen
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:18:01 -0500
  • Sean Shaver
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:15:42 -0500
  • Susan Sanocki
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:15:22 -0500
  • Ray White
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:14:40 -0500
    Rev. Ray White
  • Francine Antonacci
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:14:13 -0500
    I believe in the separation of church and state, and I whole heartedly respect other people and their religious beliefs or religious sect. When people feel overwhelmed and scared of change it is good to hear many points of view in order to problem solve correctly. Here in TN and other states they parade their faith in order to hate, discriminate and take the stance that it is the Christian thing to do. Those who believe this are in fact religiously persecuting others who don’t believe in what they believe in by legislating laws that support this kind of discrimination. Transgenderism is being referenced along with pedophilia, just not true. Pedophilia is present in all cultures, heterosexual etc. The counseling bill is outrageous, it is hurtful and puts victims at risk mentally and physically. If you have a job that serves the public, serve the public or go to the private sector, but hurtful provisions should not be given to those who can’t fulfill their job requirements.
  • Jackie Neal
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:11:17 -0500
  • Johnny Ko
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:08:15 -0500
  • Andrea Hand
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:06:09 -0500
  • Elisa Collacott
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:05:42 -0500
  • Stephanie Norwood
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:02:52 -0500
    Please keep out of the toilet! The best answer I have for this issue is completely unisex bathrooms. Then no one can be discriminated against. Separate locking stalls if it’s unoccupied then you can go in. Public bathroom is just that public!
  • Carole Caprio
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:02:37 -0500
  • Gloriamarie Amalfitano
    endorsed 2016-04-21 11:02:29 -0500
  • Charles Jenkins
    endorsed 2016-04-21 10:58:14 -0500
    I’m tired of phonies preaching “fear thy neighbor” or “hate thy neighbor” being treated as if they represented the views of Christians or any religious group.
  • William Fraser, Sr.
    endorsed 2016-04-21 10:54:14 -0500
  • Anastasiya Tsoy
    endorsed 2016-04-21 10:53:14 -0500
  • Susan P Murrell
    endorsed 2016-04-21 10:53:09 -0500
  • Amberly Kelley-Dotson
    endorsed 2016-04-21 10:50:45 -0500
  • Ryan Landis
    endorsed 2016-04-21 10:48:20 -0500
  • Donna King
    endorsed 2016-04-21 10:46:41 -0500
  • Jack Hill
    endorsed 2016-04-21 10:46:36 -0500
    All these discriminatory bills should never have come up… they are simply the result of a corrupt right-wing legislature pandering to the voices and votes of religious fanatics who are so far away from the teachings of the “Christ” they profess to serve… Rather than teaching love, these apocryphal charlatans preach hate and narrow-mindedness
  • David Travis
    endorsed 2016-04-21 10:45:41 -0500

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