More than 1,000 faith leaders endorse Harris as vice president leans on her faith to turn out Black voters
More than a thousand religious leaders endorsed Kamala Harris on Sunday, bolstering the Democratic presidential nominee’s push to emphasize how faith is informing her campaign ahead of next week’s election.
Spreading the word: Faith leaders advocate for kindness this election season
From yard signs to renowned speakers, faith communities are putting effort into equipping their congregants to manage the challenges of this election season. “Let’s be honest, there have been divisions in our nation's history from the beginning,” the Rev. Adam Russell Taylor said in a recent lecture. “But the reason I describe it as toxic [polarization] is it has now reached a place where we are in a vicious cycle. Our divisions and the polarizations rooted in those divisions has become self-perpetuating.” The Baptist minister visited from Virginia to speak on what faith requires of us in a chaotic political year at Sylvania United Church of Christ on Oct. 12. “While our brains may be hardwired for division, our faith hardwires us for reconciliation and for unity,” said Reverend Taylor, president of the Sojourners ecumenical Christian media organization. “We are called to a higher call, of not only liking our political opponents or our enemies, but to actually love them.”