Faith leaders from across Central Florida gathered this morning at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office to share a message about democracy ahead of the midterm elections. The leaders, representing different religious backgrounds, read a letter signed by more than 2,000 clergy members across the United States. They expressed concerns about recent executive orders on mail-in voting, Supreme Court decisions regarding congressional district maps, and threats to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement at polling places. They said these actions hinder the rights of people of color. “Before party platforms and election cycles, our faith traditions teach us that every person matters,” said Bishop William Cavins, of the Abiding Presence Faith Community. Reverend Margalie Belizaire, a Unitarian Universalist minister, said, “It is not unpatriotic or un-American to see America as both the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. It is our duty to see what is happening and speak up against it.” The clergy members urged Florida’s elected officials to join them in opposing the recent government actions.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
Faith leaders from across Central Florida gathered this morning at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office to share a message about democracy ahead of the midterm elections.
The leaders, representing different religious backgrounds, read a letter signed by more than 2,000 clergy members across the United States. They expressed concerns about recent executive orders on mail-in voting, Supreme Court decisions regarding congressional district maps, and threats to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement at polling places.
They said these actions hinder the rights of people of color.
“Before party platforms and election cycles, our faith traditions teach us that every person matters,” said Bishop William Cavins, of the Abiding Presence Faith Community.
Reverend Margalie Belizaire, a Unitarian Universalist minister, said, “It is not unpatriotic or un-American to see America as both the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. It is our duty to see what is happening and speak up against it.”
The clergy members urged Florida’s elected officials to join them in opposing the recent government actions.