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Contributed commentary from the Executive Director & Co-Founder of Latinos for Tennessee Tommy Vallejos:
As a pastor in Clarksville, I understand that tax-exempt status is not simply a financial benefit, it reflects public trust and comes with a responsibility to the people around us. Churches receive that privilege because we are expected to serve, to be good stewards and to live up to the mission we claim. Nonprofit hospitals should be held to the same standard…