Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove’s call to escalate the moral demand for peace places faith communities at the center of public witness, prayer, and nonviolent action. Following a Moral Monday gathering outside Sen. Thom Tillis’ office in Raleigh, North Carolina, Wilson-Hartgrove joined Joy-Ann Reid to discuss Repairers of the Breach’s plans to organize clergy, congregations, and young people around a renewed demand to end war and redirect national priorities toward human need.
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It’s Time to Escalate Our Demand for Peace
After today’s Moral Monday outside Sen. Thom Tillis’ office in Raleigh, North Carolina, I joined Joy-Ann Reid on “The Joy Reid Show” to talk about Repairers of the Breach’s plans to escalate our moral demand for an end to Trump’s unjust and immoral war in the Middle East.
At Moral Mondays across the United States today, we announced plans for:
National Prayer and Pressure on Congress
1. National prayer and pressure on Congress: 1,000 clergy across the United States will take up a national prayer against policy violence and lead their communities to demand that members of Congress stand for peace and end the war in Iran. This campaign will specifically target the 266 members of Congress who have refused to limit the President’s war powers through joint resolutions.
Learn more at Repairers of the Breach.
Mass Moral Monday Peace Rallies
2. Mass Moral Monday peace rallies on May 11: Faith communities and moral leaders will organize a series of peace rallies across the country as part of a mass Moral Monday on Monday, May 11, lifting up the demand to end the war and reorder federal priorities away from militarism and toward human needs.
Youth Vows of Nonviolence
3. Youth vows of nonviolence and Conscientious Objector declarations: Clergy and moral leaders will invite young people in their communities to join Moral Mondays and make a vow of nonviolence as part of a formal declaration of their Conscientious Objector status, refusing to participate in unholy war.
About the Author
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a writer, minister, and public theologian whose work often connects faith, justice, democracy, and moral witness.
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What is the article “It’s Time to Escalate Our Demand for Peace” about?
The article highlights Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove’s call for faith communities, clergy, and youth to escalate moral action for peace through Moral Mondays, prayer, public pressure, rallies, and vows of nonviolence.
Who did Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove speak with about Moral Mondays?
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove joined Joy-Ann Reid on “The Joy Reid Show” to discuss Moral Mondays Against Unholy War and Repairers of the Breach’s peace efforts.
What actions were announced through Moral Mondays?
The announced actions included national prayer and pressure on Congress, mass Moral Monday peace rallies on May 11, and youth vows of nonviolence with Conscientious Objector declarations.
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