Essay: Building democracy at, and beyond, the ballot box
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service, that the work of creating a more just, peaceful and inclusive democracy will be needed far beyond 5th November…
A de-escalating presence: Voter protection training begins as clergy, secular groups look toward US election
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports that groups are aiming to equip volunteers to keep the environment calm at polling places, especially in battleground states…
Essay: Defending our sacred right to vote
In an article first published on Religion News Service, Revs BARBARA WILLIAMS-SKINNER and Rev JIM WALLIS, of Faiths United to Save Democracy, together with ADAM TAYLOR, write about why 2,000 poll chaplains are being mobilised ahead of the US-midterm elections…
Postcards special: US election 1 – A nun spends her Election Day defending the polls in Wisconsin
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on the role clergy played at the US polls on Tuesday…
US election: Poll chaplains plan to bring a ‘prayerful presence’ to precincts this Election Day
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on the role ‘poll’ or ‘precinct’ chaplains will play at the polls in the US on Election Day…