This morning, in the opening prayer on the floor of the Tennessee State Senate, Coffee County Pastor Michael McGloughlin spoke these beautiful prayer on the need to protect Tennessee’s heritage, mountains, and scenic vistas. If you have 6 minutes, please watch all the way through.
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JW Randolph
JW RandolphRaised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.
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This prayer before the Senate of Tennessee was a prophetic witness that God’s creation is entrusted to us and a reminder of the great responsibility we have to faithfully care for all that God has given us. I hope that the Senate heard well these words of encouragement, that their hearts were transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit, and that they blocked legislation that would lead to the marring of the beauty of Tennessee.