Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment US law, even though it is not
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment “the law of the land”, on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine the change into the US Constitution even though it long ago failed to secure the approval of enough states to become an amendment. “Today, I affirmed the Equal Rights Amendment […]
Essay: Why US Christians should demand the establishment of the ERA now
MARK SANDLIN and CALEB LINES, the founders of Take Back Christianity, call – in an article first published on Religion News Service, for outgoing President Joe Biden to make the ERA the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution before he leaves office…
From civil rights to no nukes: A look at historic US protest photos
Recent days have seen clergy and faith leaders in the US join in protests against racism and police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Here are a photo essay depicting some of the protests of the past…
Decades-old fight for women’s equal rights goes before US lawmakers
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation A proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights for women on Tuesday got its first hearing in nearly four decades in the US Congress, where leaders said the measure could win approval amid “a groundswell” of activism among women. The Equal Rights Amendment was approved by Congress in 1972 […]