Democracy, Values & the 2020 Election

A Reflection Guide for Faith Communities

[As received from Susan Stephenson, Interfaith Power & Light on June 30, 2020 to Susan Fuller, NHIPL]

The 2020 elections could not be more significant. The outcome will set the course on climate change for years to come. On top of that, we are in the midst of a global pandemic, a major recession, record joblessness, and our nation is in turmoil over police killings that have exposed the deep inequities and racial injustice in our nation. It’s time for some national soul-searching, and faith communities have an important role to play. IPL has partnered with Faith in Public Life to create a multi-issue faith voter reflection guide – Democracy, Values & the 2020 Election: A Reflection Guide for Faith Communities. While IPL’s focus is climate change, the reflection guide addresses a number of other issues that we believe you and your faith community will be interested in, such as racial and restorative justice, peace and global security, immigration, and voting rights. It has been endorsed by a diverse array of religious leaders and organizations. The 2020 guide includes discussion questions in each section, as well as sample questions to ask candidates. It is a useful tool to center our values in the decisions we make when we go to vote. Download and share the faith voter reflection guide! Printed copies will be available for order soon. Join IPL and Faith in Public Life, and invite your faith community to also join the July 16th discussion. We’ll walk through the topics in the guide and discuss ways to utilize it as an outreach tool or in a discussion group. We’re grateful to be working together with all of you to help bring about the values-based change our country needs.