Former Tennessee lawmaker Justin Pearson speaks at an Easter Sunday

Pastor Jason Pearson and Kimberly Pearson, the parents of former lawmaker Justin Pearson, who had been expelled along with Justin Jones from the Republican-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives for staging a rule-breaking demonstration for gun control on the statehouse floor after a recent school shooting, attend an Easter Sunday service at the Church on the River in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. April 9, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht