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Nevada “Count Every Vote” Faith Event
On Thursday, November 5, Mormon Women for Ethical Government hosted a virtual, nonpartisan, multi-faith event on the importance of counting every vote from a faith-based perspective. The event was an impressive display of unity among members of many faith backgrounds. Speakers included Dr. Renee Dupree, Sara Nix of Mormon Women for Ethical Government, Father Chuck Durante of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Cathedral, Rev. Karen Foster of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada, Evangelist L. Kathy Jackson, Rev. Dr. Karen D. Anderson, and Rabbi Benjamin Zober from Temple Sinai. Below is the full text from Sara Nix’s message. To hear Sara’s speech and others, watch the full event recording here.…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the Importance of Counting Every Vote
During the last six months, the women of MWEG have worked tirelessly to encourage voter participation in our democracy. We have asked women to be informed and principled voters, and to exercise this precious and hard-won right with a measure of responsibility and compassion. We, like so many others, have been inspired to see the overwhelming voter turnout in the days leading up to the election. This should renew our faith in the power of representative government. As the election of 2020 draws to a close, we reaffirm our commitment to defend the basic principles underlying our democracy. We continue to believe that the surest pathway to peace and prosperity is…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on Unity in a Time of Suffering
In the midst of a Civil War, Abraham Lincoln consecrated the nationâs suffering by renewing our commitment to a government âby the people and for the people.â Now, in a time of national division and pain, the women of Mormon Women for Ethical Government reaffirm our belief in Lincolnâs promise. Like Lincoln, we know a better future is possible if we recommit to a democratically elected government in the service of all citizens â a government by the people and for them. We will continue to speak out when leaders violate the norms and patterns that protect our right to vote in safe, free, and fair elections, where every vote…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government Condemning White Supremacy
The women of Mormon Women for Ethical Government join together today in a clear and loud expression of faith. White supremacy in all its manifestations is contrary to the will of God. His highest commandments are unequivocal: We are to first love the Lord our God and second love our neighbor as ourselves. This simple and brief direction, when accepted by those with integrity, does not allow for racism, oppression, hatred, violence, or any intimations of racial superiority. Supremacy and equality cannot coexist, either in the sight of God or the law. We have grave concerns that the presidentâs failure to condemn white supremacy â and his legitimization of white…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent her career fighting to ensure that the American reality aligned more closely with its governing constitutional ideals. As a womenâs organization, we recognize that her lifetime of advocacy made our work possible; her methodical and determined fight for equality and justice expanded our opportunities. In this moment of tension and crisis, we most particularly mourn the loss of a public servant who understood democratic norms and made deep personal sacrifices to defend them, even as cancer ravaged her body. She was consistent in her defense of institutions and worked within them to achieve change. She once said, âWe care about this institution more than our individual…
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Call to Action: Investigate Whistleblower Complaint on Unwanted Hysterectomies Performed in ICE Detention Centers
A former nurse at an ICE detention center has filed a whistleblower complaint about both insufficient prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and the number of women in custody receiving hysterectomies. The complaint identifies concerns with the frequency, lack of sufficient consent, and questionable necessity of the gynecological procedure performed by one doctor in particular. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed an investigation will proceed. To do: Contact your members of Congress to let them know you are both aware of and concerned about the troubling allegations noted in the whistleblower complaint and that an independent investigation must proceed. In less than five minutes, you can submit a letter via our…
