
The Apr. 29, 2026, U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has wide implications impacting a vision of a more equitable, multi-racial democracy. “Lutherans Engaging in the Electoral Process,” a new blog post to the ELCA Advocacy Blog, shares foundations of election engagement as Lutherans and restates a prayer from ELCA social teaching: “May we, as your people, join all others of goodwill in the work of government as gift, aspiration, and responsibility to serve the common good of ‘we the people.'”