Voting Rights Act
Defending our sacred right to vote
By Barbara Williams-Skinner, Jim Wallis, and Adam Taylor — October 3, 2022
(RNS) — Why we are mobilizing 2,000 poll chaplains to serve as visions of peace and a moral presence at the polls.
LGBTQ freedoms — all of our freedoms — depend on restoring voting rights
By Frederick A. Davie and Jacqui Lewis — August 16, 2021
(RNS) — Our democracy has long been improved by marginalized communities pursuing a place in American life.
‘This is our Selma moment,’ clergy leaders announce on eve of 27-mile voting rights march to Austin
By Yonat Shimron — July 27, 2021
(RNS) — On Wednesday (July 28), the Rev. William J. Barber II will lead clergy and laypeople on a four-day, 27-mile march from Georgetown to Austin, Texas, to protest the rollback of voting rights and demand federal action.
We have the chance to redeem voting rights
By Jim Wallis and Barbara Williams-Skinner — March 26, 2021
(RNS) — Complicity in the attacks on the vote could erode the number of Americans attracted to Christianity.
With Voting Rights Act weakened, black church networks seek more voters
By Adelle M. Banks — September 5, 2018
(RNS) — Five years after the Supreme Court invalidated a key provision of the act, and with voters in almost two dozen states facing stricter rules, black denominations are working to get more people to the ballot box in November.
Why black clergy ought not oppose same-sex marriage (COMMENTARY)
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — January 7, 2016
(RNS) Faith-based opponents of same-sex marriage claim the Bible as their source for the opposition. So did faith-based opponents of racial integration.
50 years after Voting Rights Act, black churches fighting voting restrictions
By Adelle M. Banks — August 6, 2015
(RNS) Fifty years ago, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act. Religious and civic groups are now fighting to restore its key provisions.
Civil rights veteran John Lewis urges black clergy to ‘fix’ Voting Rights Act
By Adelle M. Banks — June 25, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Some 70 pastors and other religious leaders headed to lawmakers’ offices to press for changes in the Voting Rights Act.
‘Selma sowed, but it did not reap’; anniversary puts spotlight on deep poverty
By Aamer Madhani — March 9, 2015
SELMA, Ala. (RNS) In many ways time has stood still in this community of 20,000 that was at the center of the push that culminated with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
‘Bloody Sunday’ altered history of a horrified nation
By Marty Roney — March 4, 2015
(RNS) Images of that day 50 years ago, when law enforcement officers beat back peaceful civil rights marchers trying to cross Alabama's Edmund Pettus Bridge, provided the catalyst for passage of the Voting Rights Act.
’12 Years a Slave’ prompts calls for racial reconciliation
By Adelle M. Banks — October 15, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) “12 Years a Slave” may depict a bygone era in American history but religious leaders say it should spark increased attention about today's race relations.
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