Pastor Terry Hill, Jr. said he's mindful of every broadcast and song he plays on Praise 107.9 but he's especially mindful during political season.
“We have the opportunity to talk to thousands every single day and the thing that we push to them is that they need to be informed. First, they need to actually be motivated and mobilized to vote. Your vote means something,” he said.
Many share that same sentiment.
The problem is a local voting quick pick card. Someone started passing out a sheet with filled-in candidates on the Northside with pastors’ names who did not endorse it.
It focuses on local races, including District 5 Representative Congresswoman Corrine Brown's seat.
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“It’s a really dangerous thing anytime you put someone's name into something that's unauthorized,” Hill, Jr. said.
“Jesus was the savior, but he was also a socio-political figure and to even suggest that you can stay away from topics that deal with those who are disenfranchised and oppressed -- I think is doing an injustice and a surface reading to the Word of God,” Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr. of Bethel Baptist Church said.
As voters head to the polls next week, no one knows for sure who's behind the opinion card.
McKissick, Jr. said time will reveal all.
“I think whoever is behind this is too thirsty not to come forward," he said. "Whether it be on Facebook or a social media platform somewhere, they will come forward."
A meeting will be held Thursday afternoon to discuss the quick pick.