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All week long, State of Belief is digitally attending the 2020 Democratic “Convention Across America” and bringing you interviews with a wide range of activists, leaders and [...]

A few years back, Pastor Brandan Robertson joined the show to talk about how pressure from the Christian far right caused a leading American religious publisher to drop his book Nomad: A [...]

Interfaith Alliance has long worked to protect employees’ ability to make healthcare decisions that align with their values, not their employer’s. Welton will sit down with Nadiah Mohajir — [...]

Italy was one of the first countries to feel the brutal impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Thankfully, the country is doing significantly better, and thousands are turning out next week to take [...]

It’s been quite a busy week at the intersection of religion, government and politics. President Trump kicked off last weekend by claiming that former Vice President Joe Biden – a lifelong [...]

As we approach the 2020 election, more and more people are discussing the role of faith – and the danger of religious nationalism – in electoral politics. However, many scholars have [...]

We’ll end with a Word from Welton on the final message from the late Rep. John Lewis.   Hear the full August 1, 2020 State of Belief Radio program here.

In a normal year, this weekend would mark the culmination of the Hajj, in which millions of Muslims would conclude their pilgrimage to Mecca. But this is 2020, and the global pandemic has blocked [...]

As brave organizers across the country have continued to protest racial inequity and policy brutality, the Trump administration has taken this consequential moment to portray peaceful protestors [...]

Dr. Robert P. Jones, founder and CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, grew up a devoted Southern Baptist, but had not learned of the church’s racial history until he was in his [...]