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This weekend on State of Belief: Sarah Posner of Religion Dispatches on how faith is shaping the politics of our country – from the Democrats’ outreach to religious groups, to the impact of the [...]

Ian Buruma, author of the new book “Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents,” speaks with Welton about how religious groups adjust to the norms of liberal, secular [...]

This weekend on State of Belief, Boston University professor Stephen Prothero critiques the premise that all the world’s religions are essentially the same.  He joins host Welton Gaddy to [...]

This weekend on State of Belief, a look at the state of religious freedom abroad. Find out how a new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom may impact America’s [...]

It felt like a punch to the stomach, though the hurt was in my heart and the damage was to my spirit. The awesome sweep of the 44 marble steps ascending to the entrance to the majestic United States [...]