Haslam: ‘The word evangelical has lost a lot of meaning’
Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, shown in this file photo at the BNSF intermodal terminal in Memphis Aug. 22, 2018, talked Tuesday, May 25, about his new book exploring faith in an era of political division. (Daily Memphian file)
Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam kicks off the publication of his new book on faith in the public square by saying religious faith has been overtaken by a partisan political divide.
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