Across US, clergy offer some final messages about the midterm elections during their weekend services. Some take stands on divisive issues; others plead for an easing of political polarization in their communities and nation.
eliminating the longstanding constitutional right to abortion nationwide. While that ruling did not affect access to abortion in California, Democratic politicians nonetheless sought the extra protection of a constitutional amendment.
Clergy didn’t confine their election messages to within the church walls. On Saturday, the Rev. Alyn Waller, senior pastor at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia, hosted a Black Bikers Vote rally. Motorcyclists gathered outside the church before riding through the city urging residents to vote.“We think that categorically, if you’re a good citizen, a good faith person, a good Christian, you vote,” said Waller.
A few miles from Hoboken, at the Community Church of New York, the Rev. Peggy Clarke, a Unitarian minister, denounced statements by some Republicans, including Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano. “They believe a fake Jesus is coming back to earth to save them, with an assault rifle over one shoulder, his long blond hair held back by a camo head band, his blue eyes lit with hatred for the marginalized, including his own Jewish people,” Lewis said.
“It is our righteous privilege to engage in the process of creating a better society for us all,” he said.
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