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It’s become an important annual tradition here at State of Belief. Toward the end of each year, the non-partisan Public Religion Research Institute releases a sweeping profile of the nation and [...]

When we talk about church-state separation, many assume it’s all about protecting government from religious influence, but it’s also for protecting religion from government influence. [...]

Since Tuesday’s special Senate election in Alabama, many have been discussing what it means to be an evangelical. Eighty percent of white evangelical Christians voted for losing Republican [...]

On Tuesday, attorneys in the so-called gay wedding cake case appeared before the Supreme Court for oral argument (not pictured.) At the center of the case is a baker who denied service to a gay [...]

We’ll get a Word from Welton about the changes he’s seen in how our nation treats its most vulnerable citizens  – and what Gandhi said that says about us. Hear the full December [...]

If there was ever a cautionary tale for what can happen when politics trumps religion, we’re seeing it in Alabama right now. With the Alabama special election less than two weeks away, [...]

Far too often, claims of “deeply held religious beliefs” are really just cover for discrimination. The Alliance Defending Freedom is a key force behind the effort to distort religious freedom [...]

Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK and the original Nun on the Bus, has spoken out forcefully and articulately about the moral aspects of the Republican tax bill. She will join [...]

Republicans in Congress just notched their first major legislative victory this year – a sweeping tax bill that will primarily benefit wealthy Americans and corporations. The legislation includes [...]