Common Table Podcast UMC
From the Peace with Justice for Palestine/Israel team and the Creation Justice team of the Upper New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church (UNYAC UMC), the Common Table Podcast UMC seeks to amplify voices often overlooked. In a media landscape where privilege can command attention, we affirm that every voice is beloved by the God of creation and our Savior, Jesus Christ. We believe we can learn something by listening to these voices.
Our hope and prayer is that these conversations will inform, educate, and inspire ministries of justice in your community of faith—in Christ’s name.
Thank you for taking the time to listen. For more information, visit unyumc.org.
Have an interview idea or a question? Contact Rev. Dr. Robin Blair, producer/host, at revrobinblair@gmail.com.
Common Table Podcast UMC
Common Table Podcast UMC: Domestic Violence Awareness, Support, and Prevention
October is Domestic Violence Prevention Awareness month in the USA.
Brittany McCray is the Adult Advocate for Safe harbors of the Finger Lakes (SHFL), a domestic violence counseling not for profit center in several central NYS counties. The SHFL centers exist to help people whose violent victimization has harmed, wounded, and perhaps overwhelmed their lives; because what once was a loving relationship to them has become something fearful and violent, confusing and heart-breaking. New York state has a coalition of organizations to help victims:
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Of course, every month is domestic violence prevention month, because this awful thing that happens inside of intimate relationships harms its victims and extends its harm and confusion to friends and families. Domestic Violence (DV) is not only one partner taking a swipe in anger at another - but it is also spiritual abuse, gaslighting, emotional abuse, controlling the money and inducing fear generally in the household. Domestic Violence touches 1 in 3 women. Again, Domestic Violence touches 1 in 3 women, in our country.
This is a matter of faith and justice, healing and education. We must act with love and say Domestic Violence is rejected in the name of grace and love.
Christians, we reject the harming of one another in the name of Christ.
We call upon all communities of faith to pray how to get involved to keep women and children from harm and provide healing; we also pray that abusive men have a path to learning how to respect and love the people with whom they are partnered.
Listen as Rev. Dr. Robin Blair of the Social Holiness Team in the UNY AC UMC, and Brittany McCray from SHFL talk about DV prevention and offer hope to those suffering this spiritual, emotional, physical and psychic abuse at the hands of domestic partners.
The Common Table Podcast UMC is supported by the Creation Justice Team (part of the UNY AC UMC General Board of Global Ministry) and Peace with Justice for Palestine/Israel (also UNY AC UMC). Our focus is on Creation Justice, Creation Care, and the urgent need for peace with justice—recognizing how climate change and war disrupts the health of the Earth and all living things. We seek to prayerfully respect and love the creation we were born into, caring for all that lives.
We invite you to join us for conversations rooted in justice and compassion. Every episode is produced by volunteers, and we publish as often as we are able.
Our mission is to lift awareness, foster education, and encourage faithful action within the human community—in the name of Christ.
Hosted by Rev. Dr. Robin Blair.
