Rev Alvin Herring, head of US group Faith in Action, to retire
Washington DC, USRNS Rev Alvin Herring announced on Tuesday that he will step down next year as head of the US congregation-based organising network Faith in Action, leaving the group he has helmed for five years. “I think this is a good moment to step aside and give younger leaders a chance to lead, more […]
Essay: Whose vote counts? Whose doesn’t?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says the push for voting rights is a moral imperative and requires the urgent passage of nationwide voting rights legislation…
Essay: New voter bills are a body blow to American democracy
TD JAKES, senior pastor of The Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that bills which suppress voting – including in his home state – are a “blemish” on US democracy…
“Souls to the Polls”: US faith leaders push back against proposed voting restrictions
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on reaction to moves in the US state of Georgia that could curtail Sunday “Souls to the Polls” activities…
In US Senate runoff in Georgia, Republicans attack Warnock by tying him to controversial Chicago preacher
RNS As the fight for US Senate majority turns to the runoff election for Georgia’s two Senate seats, Republicans are ramping up attacks on one of the Democratic candidates, Rev Raphael Warnock, by sharing short clips of his sermons and tying him to the Rev Jeremiah Wright, the controversial Chicago pastor whose fiery rhetoric once […]
Essay: ‘America First’ is no more, but can president-elect Biden fix the US reputation abroad?
GORANA GRGIC, of the University of Sydney’s US Studies Centre, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what Joe Biden’s election means for US relations around the globe…
Origins Special: Who invented the US Electoral College?
As the world still awaits the result of the US election, in an article first published on The Conversation, US scholar PHILLIP J VANFOSSEN looks at the origins of the Electoral College system…
Explainer: What happens to the US presidential election if a candidate dies or becomes incapacitated?
Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was going into isolation. Trump has mild symptoms, according to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. But the diagnosis, less than five weeks before the 3rd November election, has raised questions about what happens if a presidential candidate […]
‘Poor People’s Campaign’ eyes low-income voters in 13 US states
Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USAP A coalition of religious leaders inspired by Rev Martin Luther King, Jr’s, last organising effort said Tuesday new data suggest low-income voters in key states could swing some US Senate races. The Poor People’s Campaign said it’s using the data to pressure candidates from both parties to focus on poverty […]
ESSAY: IN THE US, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS ARE RACIALLY DIVERSE – AND HOLD DIVERSE VIEWS ON IMMIGRATION
In an article first published on The Conversation ahead of this week US midterm elections, JANELLE WONG, of the University of Maryland, explores what’s behind the growing diversity among views of US evangelicals on issues like immigration…