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Although Tennessee has a rich history of political scandals, dating
back to the founding of the state, the last fifty years have been a
confusing, confound, and sometimes hilarious mess of
ne'erdowelling. Welcome to Capitol Hill is a guide to the state's
modern history of corruption. From Gov. Ray Blanton's pardon
scandals to the FBI investigation that started with now-Lt. Gov.
Randy McNally wearing a wire in the late 1980s to the sexual
misconduct that plagues Tennessee politics, it's all here. These
two veteran political reporters rely on interviews with primary and
secondary sources, archival documents, and never-before-seen
federal investigative files to provide readers with a handy
resource to the wrong-doings of our elected officials.
Two-term governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam reveals how faith--too
often divisive and contentious--can be a redemptive and unifying
presence in the public square. As a former mayor and governor, Bill
Haslam has long been at the center of politics and policy on local,
state, and federal levels. And he has consistently been guided by
his faith, which influenced his actions on issues ranging from
capital punishment to pardons, health care to abortion, welfare to
free college tuition. Yet the place of faith in public life has
been hotly debated since our nation's founding, and the
relationship of church and state remains contentious to this
day--and for good reason. Too often, Bill Haslam argues, Christians
end up shaping their faith to fit their politics rather than
forming their politics to their faith. They seem to forget their
calling is to be used by God in service of others rather than to
use God to reach their own desires and ends. Faithful Presence
calls for a different way. Drawing upon his years of public
service, Haslam casts a remarkable vision for the redemptive role
of faith in politics while examining some of the most complex
issues of our time, including: partisanship in our divided era; the
most essential character trait for a public servant; how we cannot
escape "legislating morality"; the answer to perpetual outrage; and
how to think about the separation of church and state. For
Christians ready to be salt and light, as well as for those of a
different faith or no faith at all, Faithful Presence argues that
faith can be a redemptive, healing presence in the public
square--as it must be, if our nation is to flourish.
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