Latest Show September 24, 2016 – Bigotry in the race for President

Don’t you think it’s high time for voices of moral leadership to weigh in on the divisive, hateful rhetoric of the 2016 campaign? We certainly do. This week on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s radio show and podcast, we’ll explore the moral aspects of the presidential campaign.

Host Rev. Welton Gaddy will be joined by Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Catholic social justice group NETWORK. Campbell will unveil her group’s new Presidential Bigotry Watch project, the slogan of which is “Bigotry is a bad habit.” They’ll discuss the many outrages of this campaign season and how to ensure that a social justice agenda is not lost among the noise. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR EXTENDED INTERVIEW VIDEO

Welton will also speak with voting rights advocate and investigative journalist Greg Palast. Palast authored a best-selling book on threats to our democratic system during the Bush administration, and now how he’s taking his message to the big screen with The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Tune in to hear all about this important new film, which hits theaters this week.

Finally, Welton will be joined by Menachem Creditor, founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence, whose group is sponsoring an all-star national concert to demand gun safety. Sunday’s Concert Across America to End Gun Violence will highlight the ongoing epidemic of gun violence that is all too often overshadowed by other news. We’ll hear about this vital effort to keep the pressure on for meaningful change.

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Getting personal (and political) with Rachel Maddow – Next State of Belief!

By Ray Kirstein on September 28, 2016

Here’s what’s coming up this weekend on State of Belief Radio –

An exclusive, in-depth interview with Rachel Maddow, host of the Rachel Maddow Show on MNSBC. While she covers a great many vital topics on her nightly show, you can bet there are thoughts she hasn’t necessarily been able to share in that forum. We’ll explore some of those areas, as we devote the full hour to this year’s elections, the media, and the role religion, government and politics are playing in our public discourse.

Years ago, Rachel had a slogan for her then-new television program: “mind over chatter.” We’ll do our best to live up to that promise at this moment in our nation’s history, when all too often, far too many words are being used to say far too little.

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Nuns’ Presidential Bigotry Watch; Best Democracy Money Can Buy; Concert to End Gun Violence – Next State of Belief!

By Ray Kirstein on September 23, 2016

Here’s what’s coming up this weekend on State of Belief Radio –

Do you think it’s high time for some voices of moral leadership to weigh in on the divisive, hateful rhetoric we’ve been enduring in the political campaign? Good! NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice is doing just that, and Executive Director Sister Simone Campbell will be with us to unveil the Presidential Bigotry Watch project.

Also, a compelling new film from voting rights advocate Greg Palast opened this week. You’ll hear about The Best Democracy Money Can Buy – the movie. Greg’s book of the same name has been re-released in a completely updated version, as well.

And a nationwide demand for gun safety – set to music. Menachem Creditor, founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence, will be here to tell us about the all-star Concert Across America to End Gun Violence on September 25th.

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Murder of an Imam; A New Baptist Covenant; Donald and the Dominionists – Next State of Belief!

By Ray Kirstein on August 17, 2016

Here’s what’s coming up this weekend on State of Belief Radio –

An Imam and his aide are brutally murdered in Queens, New York. We’ll hear about the impact on those who knew Alauddin Akonjee and his assistant Thara Miah – and the entire community – from Kobir Chowdhury, President of the nearby Masjid Al-Aman mosque.

Also, as racial tensions continue to simmer in many parts of the country, an ambitious initiative – launched by President Jimmy Carter – is bringing faith communities together across lines of race. We’ll talk with two pastors who are taking the lead in the New Baptist Covenant: Rev. Trey Lyons from Park Ave Baptist Church and Rev. Michael Wortham from Ebenezer Baptist Church, both in Atlanta, GA.

And Donald and the Dominionists: what exactly was that fringe conservative Christian group that attracted Donald Trump and Marco Rubio to their Rediscovering God in America event in Florida? We’ll ask Fred Clarkson, Senior Fellow at Political Research Associates.

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