Tag: Faith
Sikh Langars Feed Protests for Farmers’ Rights
Time Period: November 2020 - December 2021Location: Delhi, IndiaMain Actors: Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee & other Sikh organizationsTactics - Protest camps, nonviolent occupation - Declarations by organizations and institutions...
Hungarian Evangelicals Resist Democratic Backsliding
Time Period: 2010-2019Location: Budapest, HungaryMain Actors: Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (HEF), Pastor Gábor Iványi.Tactics - Declarations by organizations and institutions - Selective social boycott - Protective presence - Signed public statements...
Polish Bishops Refuse to Support Authoritarianism
Time Period: 2016-2023Location: Poland, especially WarsawMain Actors: Polish Episcopal ConferenceTactics - Declarations by organizations and institutions - Public speeches - Boycotts of social affairs Poland became less free and democratic...
Activating Faith: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Fights for Freedom
Time Period: Civil Rights Era, 1955-1970sLocation: United StatesMain Actors: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); affiliate churches; Civil Rights organizersTactics - Protest–teach-ins to educate and encourage participation - Mass action–sharing...
Southern Baptist Leaders Condemn the January 6th Insurrection
Time Period: 2020-presentLocation: United StatesMain Actors: The Southern Baptist Convention; Russell MooreTactics - Personal Statements - Blogging or Online Article Writing - Newspapers and Journals The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)...
Latter-Day Saints Speak Out to Protect Democracy
Time Period: 2020-presentLocation: United StatesMain Actors: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsTactics - Public Statements In the immediate lead-up to the inauguration of President Biden, the governing body...
Faith and the Authoritarian Playbook
*This article was written by Chief Organizer Maria J. Stephan and was first published on Sojourners, you can access the full article without a paywall here. How Christians can defend and nurture democracy...
US Bishops and the January 6th Capitol Attack on Democracy: A Pillars of Support Caselet
Time Period: 2021Location: United StatesMain Actors: US Conference of Catholic BishopsTactics - Declarations by organizations and institutions - Letters of opposition or support - Signed public statements - Newspapers and...
Can Multiracial Democracy Survive?
*This article was written by Chief Organizer Maria J. Stephan and was first published on Sojourners. Racial justice and pro-democracy advocates share a common agenda. DEMOCRACIES OFTEN DIE by a...
Faith in Democracy: Mobilizing Religious Communities for Democratic Change
*By former Research Assistant Sama Shah Promoting Democracy, Protecting Faith The importance of a robust democracy in safeguarding the rights and fostering the civic participation of the religious cannot be...