We’re down to the wire and the election is tomorrow. Thanks to all who have helped the Justice League work to get everyone to vote. These messages of hope will hopefully lift you up!
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Valeria Luiselli wrote that “the stories of deepest horror are perhaps those for which there are no numbers, no maps, no possible accountability, no words ever written or spoken.” Not one of the eighteen people in our life that have lost their lives to COVID-19 had legal status to vote. My husband doesn’t have that right either. My son is too young. When I filled out my ballot this year, I did it with my husband, my son, and those eighteen deaths in my mind. I held our reality close and I leaned into it with every choice.
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As a church we have a policy that we do not sponsor a specific candidate (it’s also illegal and all that). But we do follow an ideology that impacts our political decisions. We understand that through Christ we are involved in a story bigger than ourselves, bigger than our personal healthcare plan, and bigger than one way of living.
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“Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, they will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop of weeds. All they’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in them, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life.” Galatians 6:7-8
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My own family history involves a story of seeking refuge. As Christians living in a Middle Eastern country that was hostile to Christians, my father and his family found a new home in the United States in the 1960s thanks to the sponsorship of a Christian organization.
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Growing up in the Roman Catholic church in a predominantly Mexican immigrant community meant that there were many cultural celebrations that were intertwined with my faith. December was my favorite month because we celebrated el Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe (the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe), Christmas, and my birthday.
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Historically, Christians provided food and care for the sick and needy.
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By now we all know who is running for President, but do you know who is running in your community?
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The phrase “go to bat for the defenseless” really resonated with us this week. At Forefront, we regularly talk about coming together in unity to make an impact, and one way that we can push that change forward is through Phone Banking.
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Over the next few weeks we will be going over some of the policies that are on the ballot this year, but the first step is confirming that we are registered to VOTE! Once you have registered to vote and checked your registration status, you are ready to sign up for early voting.
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Counting down to the election, we will talk about additional actions that you can take as well as provide information on where the candidates stand on the issues, and how you can make your voice heard.
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This is our final week for #HolyPhoneCallsDay! Social justice is in our DNA so please watch this space for our next initiatives.
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Every Wednesday we focus on collectively making phone calls and sending emails to our representatives.
Each week we focus on initiatives that are both important and urgent. We provide new topics, scripts, and extensive contact details. It also includes a Guide to Federal, State, and Local NY government, and an archive all previous scripts and calls to action.
Join us for our weekly meeting at 12pm ET where we collectively make phone calls to our representatives.
Each week we provide new topics and scripts, as well as extensive contact details. It also includes a Guide to Federal, State, and Local NY government, and an archive all previous scripts and calls to action.
You have heard it said, “Love the sinner, hate the sin.”
As a progressive church, we declare: “Love the sinner, hate the system.”
By that we mean that we recognize that the majority of injustices are not committed by “bad apples,” but by decent people, created in the image of God, who are caught up in “bad systems” of racism, capitalism, and oppression.
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Many of us are feeling anger and grief over the recent murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade by the police. Especially for those of us who want to support our Black siblings, here are some concrete policy steps that go beyond sharing the same social media graphics. It’s simple: Call your representatives, ask for them to vote for X bill or take Y action. It takes no more than a few minutes per call.
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We are not preaching the gospel if we are not acting on upending broken systems that are taking the lives of our Black siblings. Let's preach the gospel and get TF to work.
Let's do our part to live out the Gospel message of Jesus Christ, one who used his anger, rejection, and oppression to bring life changing jubilee. I pray that we do the same.
Jonathan Williams
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A Eucharistic resource for what to pray during a time of racialized brutality and violence by the police and protests.
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