Faith leaders from across Georgia gathered Monday outside of a Home Depot location in DeKalb County as they continued calls for the company to speak out against the state’s new voting law.
It’s been two weeks since the group, which represents more than 1,000 churches across the state, called for a national boycott against Home Depot.
Bishop Reginald Jackson with Georgia’s AME Church says in those two weeks more states have passed or are considering bills that would add restrictions to voting. Jackson says Home Depot and other national brands need to speak forcefully against these bills and in support of federal voting-rights protection.
Religious Leaders Hold Home Depot Hostage Unless Company Meets Demands Over Election Reform
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The largest company headquartered in Georgia, Home Depot, is being told that if it fails to publicly denounce the state’s voting law reform legislation, it will be boycotted. This isn’t coming from Black Lives Matter, per se. The corporation is being held hostage by religious leaders who demand specific talking points be delivered … or else.
Corporations, especially those headquartered in Georgia, have come out against the legislation signed by Governor Kemp. Republicans describe the bill as one that addresses election integrity while Democrats call it a voter suppression law – “Jim Crow 2.0”. Coca-Cola and Delta were among the first to make a point to virtue-signal after the governor signed the bill, only to be exposed as taking part in the process and giving input into the legislation. Both were fine with the law until the governor signed it and grievance activists did their thing. Coke soon discovered that not all of its consumers think