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The enews is early! Happy Birthday America!
For this week’s installment in my series on religious social statements, I’m turning my attention to the “Policies and Procedures of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for Addressing Social Concerns.” The ELCA’s policies and procedures are a good starting point to understand how many faith traditions figure out what to say about contemporary issues; how to say it; and even if they should say anything in the first place.
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All of Texas Impact's member faith traditions have social statements affirming the importance of voting and civic engagement, and they all are staunch advocates for voting rights and free and fair elections. Texas faith communities have recommitted to these social statements in recent years, with many establishing or deepening their work to support elections in their local areas.
With growing concerns over the upcoming midterm elections, Texas faith leaders are joining with faith leaders across the country in calling on all local, state, and federal elected officials, especially those who help administer elections and certify the results, to commit to the following:
- Abide by the US Constitution and state election laws,
- Refuse to comply with any unlawful Executive Orders or data requests from the Department of Justice that seek to restrict voting, and
- Pledge to faithfully play their role to certify and/or seat the rightfully elected winners of elections this November, regardless of their party affiliation.
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