Guest Column: It is time to go back to church, to synagogue, to the mosque
It is time to return because the moral soul of the planet is under threat in the invasion of Ukraine, and we can’t fight this evil via Zoom.
Topic: G. Scott Morris
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March 2022
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February 2022
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Guest column: What if we lived believing God loved us?
Scott Morris: “What if more of us could truly believe God loves us in the peace-giving way of my patient all those years ago? How would we approach the complexity of an ongoing pandemic and other dangers life gives us?”
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January 2022
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Guest column: Dallas synagogue attack shows nothing subtle about antisemitism
“I know we all stand and cheer for Rabbi Charlie and his courage. But unless we stand up and shout down every unkind word directed toward Jews when we first hear it, we let the next act of violence on Jews begin to take root.”
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October 2021
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Opinion: There remains kindness in the world and I can prove it
Acts of kindness transformed how I was thinking about the world in ways I pray I will not soon forget.
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September 2021
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Opinion: Find those offering moral leadership amid division
The truth is that America has never been a country where everyone just got along and lived in harmony.
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August 2021
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Opinion: Set expectations for being better together
Setting an expectation that attempts to find shared culture and values makes it possible to achieve more than if individual agendas drive each person’s actions.
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November 2020
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Opinion: What it means to be an American
We will elect a president, but the fundamental nature of being an American does not depend on a single individual; it depends on our collective nature and the principles we practice.
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May 2020
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Lee Administration dodges Trump’s call for governors to open houses of worship
Gov. Bill Lee's Office isn't worried about President Donald Trump’s demand for houses of worship to open, saying he never ordered churches to close but did urge alternative services to avoid spreading COVID-19.
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April 2020
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Clergy across several faiths issue unified response to pandemic
Assembled by Church Health Center's Dr. G. Scott Morris, leaders of several large local faith communities, across various religions, drafted a single statement in response to COVID-19 and the reopening of Shelby County.
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Extra Podcast: Dr. Scott Morris with Church Health
Dr. Scott Morris describes how Church Health has responded to the coronavirus crisis.
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March 2020
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Morris: A virus alters reality at Church Health
Tomorrow when someone takes my temperature and hands me a mask and a paper bag, I’ll remember that everybody I’m about to see is also adjusting to new realities.
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Morris: Fear of the virus competes with fear of not working
The most common question I’m asked remains, “When can I get back to work?” Without work, no one gets paid, and without paychecks, kids don’t eat.
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February 2020
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Morris: Memphis, meet a new fellow citizen
At 25, Andrea left Venezuela and moved to Memphis, where her uncle is a mechanical engineer. She applied to work as a waitress, in retail and in day care, and each place told her she was over-qualified. Finally, in 2015, she took a job at Church Health.
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March 2019
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A Methodist pastor protests the church’s stand on LGBTQ+ ordination and marriage
The global governing body of the United Methodist Church reaffirmed its position on traditional marriage, including prohibition on ordaining LGBTQ+ people as pastors and prohibiting LGBTQ+ people from being married in the church. "This decision has caused much despair among people I love and respect," a pastor writes.
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