May 1-2, 2010
This weekend on State of Belief, how do people of faith feel about immigration? A leading pollster and a representative from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops discuss the religious case for a [...]
April 24-25, 2010
This weekend on State of Belief, does the First Amendment allow a Christian student organization to bar gays and lesbians from joining? Or should an anti-discrimination policy prevail? Baptist Joint [...]
Supreme Court Hears Religious Freedom Case
This past Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument on Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, a case that pits a faith-based student organization’s religious freedom rights against the University of [...]
Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height died early this morning at age 98. The nation lost a great citizen and all freedom loving people lost a friend. When the civil rights movement in this nation began in the 1960’s, Dr. [...]
April 17-18, 2010
This weekend on State of Belief, what’s next for the Catholic Church? Feminist theologian Mary Hunt tells Welton about the reforms she hopes to see in the wake of the clergy sexual abuse [...]
Is President Obama being honest when he says he’s working towards a world without nuclear weapons?
Rev. Welton Gaddy interviews Father John Dear, author and peace activist, on the recent nuclear security summit and the religious case against nuclear weapons. Is President Obama being honest when he [...]
Pray Diem: National Day of Prayer Found Unconstitutional
Yesterday, federal district court struck down the National Day of Prayer as unconstitutional. The opinion authored by Judge Barbara Crabb is a thoughtfully written, thorough explanation of the many [...]
On a plane between Rochester and New York City
This morning I experienced an unexpected pleasure. When I boarded the shuttle bus to go to the airport, I found myself seated beside my good friend Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, former head of the Islamic [...]
April 10-11, 2010
This weekend on State of Belief, the Boston Globe‘s Michael Paulson speaks with Welton Gaddy about the clergy sex scandal in the Catholic Church. Plus, author Corwin Smidt tells Welton about the [...]
April 3-4, 2010
This weekend on State of Belief, has Christianity become too consumer-driven? Journalist and minister Jeffrey MacDonald discusses his new book, Thieves in the Temple: The Christian Church and the [...]
