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Multi-faith leaders launch Moral Defiance pledge outside White House

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Multi-faith leaders launched a Pledge for Moral Defiance outside the White House.
The coalition represents more than 10 million adherents across national denominations and religious bodies.
Leaders closed traffic on Black Lives Matter Plaza at 12:00 PM on Oct 26 2026.
The pledge urges faith communities to reject authoritarianism and defend freedom of conscience.
Bishop William J. Barber II organized the Kettering Foundation convening that drafted an American Encyclical on the authoritarian crisis.

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Multi-faith leaders launched a Pledge for Moral Defiance outside the White House.
The coalition represents more than 10 million adherents across national denominations and religious bodies.
Leaders closed traffic on Black Lives Matter Plaza at 12:00 PM on Oct 26 2026.
The pledge urges faith communities to reject authoritarianism and defend freedom of conscience.
Bishop William J. Barber II organized the Kettering Foundation convening that drafted an American Encyclical on the authoritarian crisis.