My Vote is Sacred was first anchored and organized by a contingent of Georgia faith leaders, including
AME Georgia Bishop Reginald Jackson;
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, founder and Senior Pastor of the Ray of Hope Christian Church;
Rev. Dr. Bernice King, CEO, The King Center;
Reverend Timothy McDonald III, Senior Pastor of the First Iconium Baptist Church, founder of the African American Ministers Leadership Council, and President of the African American Ministers In Action of People for the American Way;
Dr. Jamal Bryant, Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church; and
Reverend Lee May, Lead Pastor at Transforming Faith Church. Earlier this year, Republican Governor Brian Kemp made Georgia the first state in the country to sign into law legislation explicitly aimed at making it less likely for people of color to vote. In the weeks that have followed, Republican-elected leaders from around the country have proposed or passed voter suppression bills in forty-seven
Faith Leaders From Across the Country Join Together in Washington D C This Week to Proclaim, My Vote is Sacred
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(RNS) Women’s History Month may have ended, but women’s impact on religion and spirituality goes on year-round. Here are 10 new nonfiction books, both forthcoming and released in the last year, that explore women’s roles and influence in Christian traditions plus, one bonus work of fiction.
“The Making of Biblical Womanhood” by Beth Allison Barr
For 40 years, Beth Allison Barr believed “biblical womanhood” meant “God designed women primarily to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers,” she writes in the introduction of her book, “The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth.” But Barr’s training as a historian (she’s associate professor of history and associate dean of the Graduate School at Baylor University) convinced her otherwise. She shares her experiences as a Southern Baptist and pastor’s wife, combined with the history and impact of complementarian beliefs, in her book, which releases
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