by Allyson McKinney Timm | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Yesterday saw a historic breakthrough for the Equal Rights Amendment and the cause of gender equality in the U.S., as a majority of U.S. Senators voted to recognize the ERA as the 28th Amendment. 51 Senators voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJ Res 4),...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Jul 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last Independence Day, I co-authored an opinion in The Columbus Dispatch with Tarunjit Singh Butalia of Religions for Peace USA and Rev. Jack Sullivan Jr. of the Ohio Council of Churches calling on Ohio Sen. Rob Portman — a fellow person of faith — to support S.J....
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Jun 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
As we continue to absorb the striking news of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, we are especially concerned–as I know many of you are–about how this abrupt and dramatic shift in the law will affect the lives, families, health, and...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Jun 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
This Sunday, our nation commemorates Juneteenth, in honor of the redemptive day in 1865 when enslaved people across the state of Texas were finally liberated–two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Even after the Confederate...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | May 27, 2022 | #Faith4ERA
In the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson, our collective work to secure women’s equal citizenship is more crucial than ever. I’m writing to explain how this ruling affects the rights of women and LGBTQ+ individuals and to ask for your...
