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On the next State of Belief Radio – The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech. How far have we come since then? We’ll pose [...]

 They taught me that segregation was the will of God, and quoted the bible to prove it. They taught me that women were inferior to men by nature, and quoted the bible to prove it. They taught [...]

Bishop John Shelby Spong talks about his new book, The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic.

Bishop John Shelby Spong explains the reasons he believes the Church has problems dealing with human sexuality, and the potential for Christianity to remain relevant in a changing world.

Bishop John Shelby Spong discusses some of the opposition he’s faced over the years, and the tragedy of closeted gay faith leaders in the Episcopal Church.

Bishop John Shelby Spong talks about growing up in the segregated, homophobic South, and the path that led him toward an ever-increasing understanding of the need for acceptance and inclusion.

This weekend on State of Belief Radio, Welton is joined for the full hour by the Rt. Rev. John Shelby Spong, the retired Episcopal Bishop of Newark, NJ. Bishop Spong is the author of the new book [...]

This weekend, you’ll hear a very special in-depth interview with the legendary Rt. Rev. John Shelby Spong, retired Episcopal Bishop of Newark, NJ. Busy as ever at age 82, Bishop Spong [...]

People who are of different religious backgrounds but are politically progressive and very similar to one another in that sense – that kind of interfaith organizing is valuable, and there [...]

In recent years, no public debate is complete, it seems, until the US Constitution is dragged into it.  Whether it be Obamacare, gun control, NSA spying allegations, or religious liberty, the [...]