Faith & Politics: A Taboo Table Talks Podcast Thomas White

Faith and Politics: A Taboo Table Talks Podcast is LIVE! Check out Episode Four. The dynamic Emily Leslie returns with Assistant Professor of African American Studies Dr. Kyle Harris and mental health expert Ted J. Hall. Ted, a long-time resident of Kendrick Johnson's hometown of Valdosta, leads a discussion about KJ's tragic death and the implications for Black people in America. This heart-wrenching, moving discussion about race, policing, equality, and faith sheds light on some of the many problems that American society has struggled to overcome.

Faith and Politics: A Taboo Table Talks Podcast is LIVE! Check out Episode Three. The dynamic Emily Leslie shares her stories from the frontlines of the BLM protests in Atlanta, her experience running for office as a progressive in the conservative South, and how her Islamic faith motivates her values of love and charity.

Faith and Politics: A Taboo Table Talks Podcast is LIVE! Check out Episode Two. Dr. Karen Smith, the Good Doctor, tells us the story of escaping a cult that claimed to be rooted in Christian beliefs. Some of the same rhetoric she heard from the cult leader matches rhetoric used by people like Donald Trump, Jim Jordan, and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Councilwoman Sandra Vincent explains that healing the divide in the United States requires breaking through the rhetoric, and it won't be easy.

On this episode, hear from Deb Oskin and Makenzie McDaniel about how their faith journeys laid the foundation for their politics. We discuss the political divide and rhetoric rapidly tearing apart the fabric of American society. On Faith and Politics: A Taboo Table Talks Podcast, we talk about the uncomfortable and face the difficult. My name is Thomas White, and I believe that black lives matter, common sense gun control can save lives, and Jesus Christ is my lord and savior.