Religious leaders calling for Home Depot boycott over Georgia voting law
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A group of religious leaders is calling for a boycott of Home Depot over Georgia's controversial voting law.
The group, led by Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, who is the president of the Sixth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, plans to announce the boycott in a press conference on Tuesday, according to 11 Alive in Atlanta.
The boycott comes after Atlanta-based Home Depot failed to speak publicly against SB 202, which Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed into law late last month.
The company also failed to attend a virtual meeting with the leaders and other corporate executives on the law, according to the news outlet.
Coca-Cola, which is also based in Atlanta, convened a virtual meeting but the faith leaders said that Home Depot "chose not to attend the meeting, ignored a series of follow-up requests, and has failed to speak publicly on the new law," according to 11 Alive.
The boycott will be the first formal boycott after attempts at discussions with the company failed.
Speaking to The New York Times, Jackson said the company "demonstrated an indifference, a lack of response to the call, not only from clergy, but a call from other groups to speak out in opposition to this legislation"
In a statement to The Hill, a spokesperson for Home Depot said "we've decided that the most appropriate approach for us to take is to continue to underscore our statement that all elections should be accessible, fair and secure and support broad voter participation, and to continue to work to ensure our associates in Georgia and across the country have the information and resources to vote."
While Home Depot has not specifically spoken out against SB 202, the Times noted that the company issued a statement saying "the most appropriate approach for us to take is to continue to underscore our belief that all elections should be accessible, fair and secure."
Other companies, such as Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines, have spoken out against the law and raised concerns about it.
At least five lawsuits have been filed against SB 2020 within a month of its enactment.
Among other provisions, SB 202 added photo ID requirements for absentee voting and limited the use of ballot drop boxes. A more controversial provision prohibits food and water from being handed to people waiting in line.
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Why do religious people believe that the corporation, Home Depot should be involved in political things again?
Better question... why do corporations believe they should be involved in political things in the first place?
Let's even go further...
Why are religious people getting involved in political things? Isn't there supposed to be a separation of church and state?
You had better believe we’d be hearing that from the local atheists if these religious people were advocating for a conservative cause.
Well, when "Citizens United" took effect, it changed that whole thing. One of the biggest mistakes ever made by our government.
Boycott Home Depot? Not effing likely! Clearly these religious people never do any work around the house.