Opinion: Stop praying for peace and start investing in it
Mourners light each others’ candles at a prayer vigil in Midtown Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
In this opinion piece, Memphis faith leaders call on city and county officials to fund community safety and well-being with a moral budget.
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moral budget Moral Budget CoalitionBrother Nabil Bayakly
Brother Nabil Bayakly is the Assistant Imam at the Islamic Association of Greater Memphis.
Rev. Tony Coleman
Rev. Tony Coleman is a pastor at the First Congregational Church of Memphis (First Congo).
Rev. Fred C. Morton
Rev. Fred C. Morton is a retired United Methodist Elder and volunteer with MICAH, the Poor People’s Campaign, and other local organizations.
Rev. Gordon Myers
Rev. Gordon Myers represents the Poor People’s Campaign in Tennessee and is a retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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