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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 [...]

There was an interesting piece on NPR’s Morning Edition about evangelical author, speaker and lecturer, Brian McLaren, whose work has drawn the fire of Al Mohler, president of the Southern [...]

A spate of recent articles examine the potential overlap between the goals of the Religious Right and those of the Tea Party movement and all three of these pieces add another layer of nuance to [...]

“Did you accomplish anything this week?” That question, posed to me every weekend by one or more people, raced through my head repeatedly as I spent most of Tuesday in a meeting in an office of [...]

But not necessarily for the beaches… According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, Jamaica is adding a new attraction to draw tourists: its Jewish history.  The  island’s [...]

The Washington Post/Newsweek On Faith forum this week asked if U.S. foreign policy should get religion? Rev. Gaddy responds in part by saying: Respecting religion abroad is as critical in U.S. [...]

New York Times contributor Russell Shorto asks – “How Christian Were the Founders?” –  in a recent article about the controversy heating up in Texas over Christianity, [...]

This morning, President Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. His remarks highlighted the need for a return to civility in our national dialogue. Civility has been an ongoing theme of [...]

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A letter from host Welton Gaddy upon learning of Air America’s closure.  Please continue to listen to our program via stateofbelief.com.  New programs will continue to be available. Having [...]