John Lewis Quotes
The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.
Lewis, John. Speech at the Democratic National Convention. Democratic National Committee, 6 Sept. 2012.
In early America there were many instances of clergy threatening damnation to those who supported a particular political point of view. However, that became quite rare and flared up in the early 21st century in America with abortion and a few Catholic Bishops. Generally democracies have a certain degree of separation of church and state. Israel, although a Jewish state, is very much a secular state but does have religious parties. One of them is the Shas orthodox Jewish party. But this statement even shocked most Shas members. Shas lost the election by far and remained a small minority party despite the Rabbi’s threats.
John Robert Lewis was an American politician, statesman, and civil rights activist and leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966.
