#activism by Mae Cannon

It’s become clear that religious liberty is threatened across the globe. Right now, that is best evidenced by the genocide of the Uighur Muslims in China. What is the role of Christians in religious oppression, especially when the religion isn’t Christianity? Joining host Mae Elise Cannon is Ambassador Samuel Brownback, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.

Mae Elise Cannon is joined by J. Nicole Morgan, author of Fat and Faithful: Learning to Love our Bodies, Our Neighbors, and Ourselves, to discuss the concept of Imago Dei as it pertains to the body positivity movement.

It isn't news that there are many social injustices going on in our world today. But how do we, as Christians, respond to these injustices? Mae Elise Cannon is joined by Shane Claiborne, founder of the Simple Way and Red Letter Ministries, to discuss Creative Confrontation and what it looks like to actually live out the words of Jesus.

In the coming days, Israel seeks to formally annex significant, valuable parts of land in the Palestinian controlled territory known as the West Bank.

All 50 states, as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, have erupted in protest against systemic racism and police brutality.

In the wake of the brutal killing of Ahmaud Arberry, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III discusses systemic racism in United States. Recorded prior to the killing of George Floyd by police, Moss's words carry a sadly prophetic truth.

As we all strive to care for those in our community who are the most at risk during the COVID-19 crisis, there is another population being forgotten: those imprisoned. According to PBS, over 70% of inmates have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Join Mae Elise Cannon as she discusses the 70 year conflict between Palestine and Israel.

After years of terrorism and war, many countries in the Middle East are ill-prepared for a global pandemic. Carla Khijoyan, the Programme Executive for the Middle East at the World Council of Churches, joins host Mae Elise Cannon to discuss how the Arab world is responding to the novel coronavirus, and provides insight for how Christians can help those in need on the other side of the globe.

In this week's episode of #Activism, Mae Elise Cannon is joined by Paul Ackerman, CFO of Compassion International, to discuss the many ways in which COVID-19 will impact poor communities, as well as the global and local economic ramifications of this pandemic. What steps can we take to help those most effected in our communities?

In the first episode of #Activism, host Mae Elise Cannon discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and how it intersects with racism in America. Kathy Khang joins Mae and shares her unique insight to this unprecedented situation.

Our social justice advocacy must move beyond the limits of likes, sharing, and click-rates.