State of Belief Video: Obama Marriage Equality Statement Sarah Posner Extended Interview May 12, 2012
It wasn’t a public policy change. But it was an announcement that dominated much of the public discourse for the second half of the week: President Barack Obama’s long-expected expression of support for marriage equality. Sharing her insights on the immediate reaction and likely political impact is Religion Dispatches Senior Editor Sarah Posner. She’s written [...]
Welton Gaddy expresses support for President Obama’s courageous pro-family statement
Washington, DC – Interfaith Alliance President Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy praised President Barack Obama for his clear statement in support of marriage equality for the LGBT community. His statement follows: President Obama’s affirmation of the right to same gender marriage today is an important and historic moment in the life of the nation. His [...]
Rev. Gaddy responds to extremist prayer event in Congressional Statuary Hall: MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show”
“We need to start wearing nametags on who’s the preacher, and who’s the politician,” Welton Gaddy told Rachel on Tuesday night’s “The Rachel Maddow Show.” He was responding to a House of Representatives-endorsed prayer event at the US Capitol, full of far, far-right self-proclaimed Christians who specialize in working to redefine American history to serve [...]
Pastors Against Amendment One: North Carolina Bishop Michael Curry Extended Interview Video
“Pastors Against Amendment One” On Tuesday, North Carolina voters go to the polls. Even without a crystal ball, we can predict that Mitt Romney will win the Republican primary, and President Barack Obama will win the Democratic primary. So it’s tough to imagine many voters going to the trouble, except that the voters who do [...]
In Case You Missed It: PRRI Millennial Values and Jewish Values Surveys Robert Jones Extended Interview and Transcript now posted
Last weekend, Dr. Robert P. Jones, CEO and founder of Public Religion Research Institute, joined us to discuss the findings of two new national surveys. How is a new generation of voters likely to influence the November election? And how does this college-age generation view modern-day Christianity? This survey of 18-to-24-year-old Americans conducted with Georgetown [...]
Churches find dollars to help oppose family values in North Carolina
Peter Montgomery of People for the American Way, who appeared on State of Belief Radio last week, was kind enough to forward a Q1 fundraising report for pro- and anti- Amendment 1 factions in North Carolina. It’s impressive to see the kind of numbers tax-exempt churches are able to muster to promote the anti-family amendment, [...]
North Carolina Family Values In Danger on May 8th
On Tuesday, May 8th, North Carolinians head to the polls to vote on Amendment One, a proposed state constitutional amendment defining not just marriage, but basically a family unit, as a married, one-man, one-woman couple. Opponents of this move have accurately pointed out that (1) there was no need to rush this measure onto the [...]
Travel Reflections on Islam and American Politics
I have just returned from an academic trip to Turkey and Jordan. As travel often does, the trip provided me with an added perspective on American life and culture, simply through adding a comparative model. As an intern at Interfaith Alliance, I cannot help but see its value in the current, and raging, debate over [...]
Rev. Gaddy responds to Dennis Terry’s “get out” rant at Santorum event: MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show”
On Thursday night, Rev. Gaddy appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” to respond to the Dennis Terry “get out” rant, as posted here earlier this week – a rant that came as part of Terry’s introduction for Rick Santorum which then received a standing ovation from the candidate. We’ll have a lot more on [...]
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