What would it take for every vote to matter equally?

When we endorse leaders, who favor policies that disenfranchise BIPOC, we are undercutting the Gospel message we claim to believe. Gerrymandering is a tool of voter disenfranchisement and even if it works in favor of our political party, we must stand against it.

This is episode 6 of the What Would It Take? podcast. Today we’re asking ourselves, what would it take for every vote to matter equally?

Links to sources for this episode:

What Would It Take for Love to Conquer All?

LGBTQ+ youth are at increased risk of suicide and violent crime. Teenage years can be difficult for everyone, but for LGBTQ+ youth they can be especially dangerous. Why is that the case though? Well, our attitudes and beliefs about LGBTQ+ people are part of the problem.

This is Episode 5 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask What Would It Take for Love to Conquer All?

Links to sources from the episode:

What would it take for our children to be safe?

Every year, through the U.S foster care system, thousands of children are sent back into abusive homes, unnecessarily separated from their parents or even abused while in foster care. We have a system that is failing our youth, and more often than not, its affecting Black and Native families disproportionately.

This is Episode 4 of the What Would It Take Podcast. This week we’re exploring the question, What Would It Take To Keep Our Families Together?

Links to sources from this episode:

What would it take for our mothers and children to survive?

What should be one of the most joyful days of a life, ends up being the last for too many women.

This is the episode 3 of the What Would It Take Podcast and this week we’re exploring maternal and infant mortality rates in black, native and alaskan native women as we wrestle with the question what would it take for our mothers and children to survive.

 

Links to sources from this episode:

What would it take for all people to be free?

As Anabaptist christians, we claim to center Jesus’ work and actions in our faith. If Jesus came
to set the oppressed free, how can we go about our lives while ignoring the truth that our
brothers and sisters are not only oppressed, but often murdered without justice?

This is Episode 2 of the What Would it Take? podcast. Today we’re exploring police abolition as
we wrestle with the question: What would it take for everyone to be free?

Links to sources from this episode:

Before we get started, an introduction

For this first episode host, Ben Tapper, takes a minute to introduce himself, his journey, and what you can expect from this podcast moving forward.