Thread by @UnionSeminary

Hundreds of clergy getting ready to march to the White House in civil disobedience, to proclaim Jeremiah’s words:

“Do no wrong or violence to the alien, the orphan, and the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.”

“There is no joy in having to call out the ugliness of one’s nation, but apathy in the face of political violence is, itself, a form of violence.” - @RevDrBarber

“What is at stake in this moment is not just the next election, but the very heart and soul of this nation.” - @RevDrBarber

“Our country will not be judged by how much wealth we accumulate. We will be judged by how we care for the poor, the sick and the vulnerable.” - @pastortraci #MoralWitnessWednesday

“Children are being held as prisoners!!! Our government kidnapped children. There are no words to describe the shame on this nation.” #MoralWitnessWednesday

“We’re here because the Bible tells us to tell who sits on the seat of power, ‘Stop using your policies to murder people.’

We are sounding a public call to all people of conscience to make your voice heard and be counted!” - @RevDrBarber #MoralWitnessWednesday

“Life is priceless, so healthcare should be affordable.” #MoralWitnessWednesday

“Nowhere is the addiction to fossil fuels, commitment to white power and environmental racism more evident than in the continued construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

We stand with water protectors and demand this cease for the sake of a dying planet.” #MoralWitnessWednesday

“We call on the President, White House and its enablers to a process of atonement for the policy sins of America that stretch back to its foundation.” #MoralWitnessWednesday

“This President is a symptom of the sickness of white supremacy that festers in America, an illness that sees mothers and children as pawns.

We demand an end to family detention. Attend to justice, stop the murdering.

Mr. President, attend to justice.” #MoralWitnessWednesday

“For centuries, preachers told their flock that the Bible said they could own people.

Pastors said the Bible upheld Jim Crow.

Today, preachers are using religion to defend disenfranchisement. They are practicing slaveholder religion.” - @wilsonhartgrove #MoralWitnessWednesday

“When there are 140 million poor people in this country, when millions of people who turn on their taps have poison coming out, we must go down to the palace of the rulers who make this reality, and say ‘Take away our poverty not our children.’” -@liztheo #MoralWitnessWednesday