Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
AP In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access – or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy have assembled outside the state capitols to decry what they view as voter-suppression measures targeting Black and Hispanic people. Similar initiatives have been undertaken in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and […]
In the US, Georgia faith leaders to leave water bottles around Capitol in protest of new voter laws
RNS Faith leaders in Georgia are fighting back against a new law that bans offering food and water to people waiting in line to vote, with many voicing opposition or planning protests against a statute they say targets people of colour. Religious leaders were quick to criticise the sweeping new elections bill, known as SB […]
Essay: Voter suppression is a theological issue
Writing from the US in an article first published on Religion News Service, JIM WALLIS, founder of Sojourners, and BARBARA WILLIAMS-SKINNER, co-convener of the National African American Clergy Network, write about why voter suppression is a “spiritual offence” to God…