Tennessee clergy are speaking out against HB1840, known as Hate Bill 1840, with the following statement:
"As faith leaders and clergy serving people in Tennessee, we urge the Tennessee House of Representatives to reject House Bill 1840, which allows counselors to turn clients away based on the counselor's religious beliefs. Those seeking counseling deserve the highest standard of care and we believe the American Counseling Association's code of ethics provides that standard."
Rev. Emily Reeves Grammer, Nashville
Rev. Dr. Bruce W. Spangler, Knoxville
Rev. Michael Williams, Nashville
Rev. Adam Kelchner, Nashville
Rev. Tim Kobler, Knoxville
Rev. Nancy Speas Hill, Franklin
Bishop Melvin G. Talbert, retired, The United Methodist Church, Hermitage
Rev. Allison Hancock, Memphis
Rev. Deven Hazelwood, Johnson City
Rev. Pamela Hawkins, Nashville
Rev. Eric Posa, Memphis
Rabbi Josh Barton, Nashville
Rev. William (Will) Berger, Franklin
Rev. Laura Bogle, Maryville
Rev. Bryan Currie, Nashville
Jon Coffee, ministerial candidate, Knoxville
Rev. Cynthia Andrews-Looper, Memphis
Rev. V. Jill Sizemore, Knoxville
Rev. Ken Carroll, Chattanooga
Rev. Andrew B. Ward, Goodlettsville
Rev. Orisha Bowers, Memphis
Rev. Paul Slentz, Nashville
Rev. Steve Wolf, Clarksville
Rev. William Warren, Germantown
Rev. John A Smith, Nashville
Rev. Byron Forester, Memphis
Rev. Steven Shelton, Bartlett
Rev. Lisa Anderson, Memphis
Rev. Mark Brown, Memphis
Rev. Dr. Gillian Marie Klee, Memphis
Rev. Ruth Lovell Bradham, Cordova
Rev. Anne Fraley, Lebanon
Rev. James C. Pappas III, Fayetteville
Rev. Dorothy Chatham Hartzog, retired Episcopal priest, Clarksville
Rev. Mark C. Pafford, Cookeville
Rev. Michael Alford, Nashville
Rev. Lisa Gwock, Nashville
Rev. Joey Reed, OSL, Jackson
Rev. Kira Schlesinger, Lebanon
Pastor Tommy Artist, Johnson City
Bishop Charles Headley, Jefferson City
Rev. Cheryl Cornish, Memphis
Rev. John Burruss, Memphis
Barney Self, Ed.D., LMFT, Pastoral Counseling Minister and President of TNAMFT, Forest Hills
Bishop Patrick Potts, Johnson City
Rabbi Shana Goldstein Mackler, Nashville
Rev. Eric S. Greenwood, Jr., Nashville
Rev. Eugene J. Bolton, Nashville
Cantor Tracy L. Fishbein, Nashville
Rev. Greg Bullard, Madison
Rev. Renee Dillard, Memphis
Rev. Kevin Mitchell, Murfreesboro
If you are a member of the clergy serving people in Tennessee and would like to sign the statement, contact us with your name and city at [email protected] .
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