The Next Decade of Advocacy for Global Religious Freedom, with Faith McDonnell

The persecution of Christians worldwide is at an all-time high. In this podcast episode, Jason Poblete addresses the crisis with Faith McDonnell, who has been on the frontlines of religious freedom advocacy since the 1970s. Faith is currently the Director of Advocacy at Katartismos Global, a 501(c)(3) organization that equips the Church for mission and ministry. From 1993 until 2021, Faith served as the Director of Religious Liberty Programs and of the Church Alliance for a New Sudan at the Institute on Religion and Democracy. 

Faith writes and speaks on the subject of the persecuted Church and has organized rallies and vigils for Sudan in front of the White House, the State Department, the Canadian Embassy, and the Sudanese Embassy. She has drafted legislation on religious persecution for the Episcopal Church and for the United States Congress. In June 2007, her book, Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda’.s Children, was published by Chosen Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Further Reading

• Annual Report, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
• Religious Liberty Is Under Assault, Even in the United States—Interview with Faith McDonnell, The Epoch Times (Dec. 31, 2020)
• International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA)
• Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016