Elizabeth Warren launches interfaith initiative, hopes to appeal to faith communities

Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has announced an interfaith advisory council and forthcoming endorsements from more than 100 religious leaders from across the country.

“I’m proud to announce a committed group of faith leaders that will lead my campaign’s Interfaith Advisory Council,” Warren, a United Methodist and US senator from Massachusetts, told Religion News Service in a statement on January 24. “If we want to restore communities, what better way than to influence systemic injustices that will break generational strongholds of poverty and oppression. The Warren for President Interfaith Advisory Council will answer the call for social, racial, and economic justice by working together to build an America that works for everyone.”

The 16 members of the council hail from various states and include several black Christian leaders and women clergy.