Morris: ‘Merry Christmas’ should not be political
John Stawn walks in front in front of a house on Tuscumbia Cove in Collierville with his kids, James Brady and John Russell, and wife Amanda (not pictured) on Dec. 8, 2020. The highly festive cul-de-sac in Collierville has become known as Christmas Cove for its yearly decorations. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
G. Scott Morris
The Rev. Dr. G. Scott Morris, M.D., is founder and chief executive officer of Church Health. He is a regular contributor to The Daily Memphian.
“My saying ‘Merry Christmas’ makes some people see me as a conservative, Republican, older, evangelical Southerner. Most of those judgments don’t actually describe who I am.”
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