How does a community respond when rhetoric and politicized false narratives threaten to divide people from their neighbors? Rev. Dr. Marian Stewart from Springfield Neighbors United joins Faith Choice Ohio's Rev. Terry Williams for a conversation about resilience, compassion, and the evolving power found in actively loving your neighbors. Never shying away from the gritty, messy truth of the Springfield experience, Dr. Stewart gives a hopeful vision for what can happen in every community with a dedication to making neighbors feel supported, welcomed, and affirmed. Listen in to hear how the community of Springfield is living love-your-neighbor values to create the kind of safe, sustainable community we all can believe in.

Links to discussed content:

• Get in touch with Springfield Neighbors United: springfieldneighborsunited@gmail.com
• Read Rev. Dr. Marian Stewart's bio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/staff-board
• Springfield Neighbors United: Stand With Us for Immigration Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/springfield-neighbors-united-stand-with-us-for-immigration-justice
• The Haitians of Springfield Are Under Attack Yet Again: www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/haitian-immigrants-springfield-ohio-tps-temporary-protected-status-bomb-threats-lawsuit-trump-ice/
• Haitian migrants join protected status pileup on SCOTUS shadow docket: www.courthousenews.com/haitian-migrants-join-protected-status-pileup-on-scotus-shadow-docket/

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The struggle for reproductive freedom is often full of sorrows, setbacks, and stumbling blocks. What is the role of lament – being open and honest about our sadness – in the work of seeking liberation and justice for all? Rev. Terry Williams is joined by our Executive Director Elaina Ramsey for an episode filled with hard questions & raw honesty about how doing work that can sometimes break your heart is made holier by honoring your own grief.

Lifting up tenderness as a gift to be celebrated, Elaina and Terry explore what it means to deal with grief while striving to do the work of reproductive health, rights, and justice in sustainable ways. Find comfort in this episode that honors the power of “keeping it real” and that leans into our collective human vulnerability as people who grieve and mourn.

Links to discussed content:

• The Jubilee Fund for Abortion Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/jubileefund
• Spiritual Care & All-Options Counseling: www.faithchoiceohio.org/counseling
• Episode 119: Hoping Dangerously (R-Soul Podcast): https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/hoping-dangerously-faith-choice-ohios-2025-state-of-the-union-reflection/
• Springfield Neighbors United: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/springfield-neighbors-united-stand-with-us-for-immigration-justice
• Morro Rock: First Landing of Filipinos in the U.S.: https://filipinospotlights.com/filipino-landing-in-morro-bay-1587/

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Resisting injustice can be wearying work! In this latest episode, Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams explore the “why” of resistance — the purpose of struggling against forces that are seeking to harm our communities & the necessity of refocusing on the positive future that reproductive freedom advocacy seeks to build. Join Kelley and Terry for a repro and religion reframing of the movement moment we’re all living through & take some time to reflect on the importance of faithfully refusing to comply with unjust actors, mandates, and systems.

Links to discussed content:

• Heritage Foundation's 250-year vision for state marriage restriction: www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/report/saving-america-saving-the-family-foundation-the-next-250-years
• Bad Bunny shows a better definition of America: www.thenation.com/article/society/bad-bunny-halftime-show-latin-america-grandin/
• Creative Resistance Through Song in Minneapolis from Interfaith Alliance: www.interfaithalliance.org/post/ice-out-resistance-songbook
• Epstein Survivors speak out: https://msmagazine.com/2026/02/05/survivor-reactions-epstein-files-redactions/

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2026 is off to a pretty rough start, so Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams have a spirituality-rich episode to help you catch a breath, take stock, and get some perspective on the year to come. Using tarot and oracle readings as a spiritual assessment tool, Kelley and Terry reflect on what current political, social, and religious environments can teach us about the work of reproductive health, rights and justice.

Links to discussed content:

• A Reading for the New Year: Toiling and Growing: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/a-reading-for-the-new-year-toiling-and-growing
• A Win for Reproductive Freedom in Wyoming: https://feminist.org/news/wyoming-court-delivers-major-victory-for-abortion-access/
• Marigold Tarot: https://13thpress.com/products/the-marigold-tarot-classic?srsltid=AfmBOoqUZ43DhHd2kKHujWGagfuUy3v92sTaMT9kJxjHPWnnupwiMiqL
• Self-Managed Abortion In Good Faith Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/self-managed-abortion-in-good-faith-training
• Restorative & Transformative Justice Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/restorative-and-transformative-justice-training
• Conflict is Not Abuse, by Sarah Schulman: https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Conflict-Is-Not-Abuse
• Replenish Spa Co-Op: https://replenishwith.us/

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In unprecedented times, looking forward to the future is an act of resistance in itself. Join Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams for a visioning session outlining what 2026 could bring, the collective hope we hold for the future, and how Faith Choice Ohio plans to keep showing up in the new year for reproductive health, rights, and justice. In this episode, Kelley and Terry dive deep into the intersection between reproductive justice and immigrant rights, giving listeners some positive commitments we can make together to support our migrant neighbors in 2026.

Links to discussed content:

• Immigration as Reproductive Justice Mini-Zine: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines/p/immigration-justice-reproductive-justice
• All other Mini-Zine content: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines
• Healing beyond borders: Why immigration justice is reproductive justice: https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/05/01/why-immigration-justice-is-reproductuve-justice/
• Make a voting plan for 2026 with League of Women Voters of Ohio: www.lwvohio.org/make-a-voting-plan
• ICE targets relative of White House Press Secretary: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/politics/karoline-leavitt-ice-relative-release
• Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants ending in February 2026: www.wlrn.org/immigration/2025-11-26/temporary-protected-status-haiti-tps-trump

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2025 brought what feels like several years' worth of experiences: a new federal political administration, drastic worsening of life for families in the U.S. due to Project 2025, and a deepening struggle for reproductive freedom in Ohio and beyond. Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams look back on the year from both community and organizational perspectives, exploring how the seemingly darkest of times can be fruitful ground for growth, strategic development, and expectant preparation. Kelley and Terry highlight the amazing things that happened at Faith Choice Ohio in the past year including launching our on-demand Faith for Repro Training Center, developing 10 new mini-zine offerings, organizing across regions with various clergy & congregations, and much more!

Links to discussed content:

• Presidential pardons for anti-abortion criminals: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-trump-executive-order-pardon-817774b21d32a4edf6d39ee43cbc18f4
• Project 2025 targets repro advocates, transgender rights, and more: https://19thnews.org/2025/12/project-2025-heritage-foundation-progress/
• DOGE undermines AIDS prevention and health policy: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5263506-former-trump-official-doge-cuts-hiv-aids-epidemic/
• FDA approves Mifepristone generic as safe and effective: www.pbs.org/newshour/health/fda-approves-another-generic-abortion-pill-prompting-conservativ...
• Faith for Repro Training Center: www.faithchoiceohio.org/trainings
• PRIDE 2025 with Faith Choice Ohio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/pride
• Faith4Repro Store: www.faithchoiceohio.org/store
• Minister in Residence, Constance M. Dunlap: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/justice-as-an-invitation-to-transformation
• 2025 Intern, Karina Streeter: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/the-power-of-youth-led-organizing
• FREE Mini-Zines for distribution: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines
• Get plugged in with Ohio Clergy for Choice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/clergy-for-choice
• Video Library at Faith Choice Ohio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/videos
• Give Faithfully for Reproductive Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/give-faithfully-for-reproductive-justice

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Ohio enshrined reproductive freedom in the state constitution in 2023, but sneaky attempts to thwart the will of the people are still very much in play. Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams take aim at some sly laws slipped in to the state budget and shoved through the latest legislative session that seek to burden reproductive healthcare providers, stigmatize abortion seekers, and ultimately force a minority religious viewpoint onto the bodies of every Ohioan. Calling out the dishonesty and religious hypocrisy of crafty anti-abortion zealots, Kelley and Terry help listeners gain perspective, centering this episode on the important truth at the core of this struggle — that people who support abortion-positive policies are in the majority in Ohio and beyond.

Links to discussed content:

• Ohio Monthly Abortion Report - https://odh.ohio.gov/explore-data-and-stats/published-reports/data-and-stats-abortion-reports
• What are TRAP laws? - https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/types-attacks/trap-laws
• Preaching Personhood: The Politics of Ignoring People In the Present - https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/preaching-personhood-the-politics-of-ignoring-people-in-the-present/
• SMA in Good Faith Training - https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/self-managed-abortion-in-good-faith-training
• Abortions are Holy, a new zine by Faith Choice Ohio! - https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines/p/abortions-are-holy-mini-zine
• Ohio lawmakers move to restrict mifepristone - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/ohio-gop-lawmakers-move-to-ban-telehealth-mail-order-abortion-pills/
• Student required to view “Live Action” propaganda video in Ohio - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/ohio-house-passes-bill-requiring-public-schools-show-baby-olivia-video-to-students-in-grades-5-12/
• Experts say new anti-abortion laws in Ohio are about misinformation - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/12/ohio-bill-requiring-legal-statement-prior-to-abortion-treatment-could-sew-mistrust-experts-say/

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Sharing her experience as a Catholic woman living in southern Ohio, special guest Sister Shannon joins Rev. Terry Williams for a discussion about bodies, belovedness, and boldly claiming a living faith. As a faithful Roman Catholic believer who has experienced dating, single motherhood, and now marriage, Sister Shannon reflects on the meaningfulness of being a pro-choice person of faith who trusts other people to make choices about their own bodies while expecting the same trust from them in return. Lifting up her lifegiving encounters with our partner organization Catholics for Choice, Sister Shannon discusses her journey with finding solidarity and wholeness among the majority of Roman Catholics who support reproductive freedom (no matter what the church's hierarchy has to say!) Links to discussed content:

• Sister Shannon on Instagram: instagram.com/sister.shannon
• Catholics for Choice: catholicsforchoice.org
• Roman Catholic Women Priests: https://romancatholicwomenpriests.org/
• Background information about the Womenpriests Movement: https://progressive.org/latest/the-movement-to-excommunicate-misogyny-from-the-catholic-church-20250709/
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/106490/the-autobiography-of-malcolm-x-by-malcolm-x-as-told-to-alex-haley/
• About Father Richard Rohr: https://cac.org/about/cac-faculty/cac-founder-richard-rohr/
• Catholics for Choice resource "The Advocate's Bible": catholicsforchoice.org/advocatesbible

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