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In recent months, we have seen a disturbing trend in anti-choice legislation. State after state has been chipping away at a woman’s constitutionally-protected right to choose as result of a concerted, [...]

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. These words are emblazoned on the Statue of Liberty, encapsulating the American ideal of welcoming the stranger. Our [...]

Since arriving in the White House, the Trump administration has rolled back key protections for LGBTQ Americans, including the most recent Department of Labor proposal that would permit federal [...]

When President Trump first won the election back in 2016, many warned of normalization, of getting used to hateful rhetoric and daily attacks on vulnerable communities. To many of us, that risk of [...]

One week ago, Americans experienced two horrific mass shootings within the span of 24 hours, in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. At least 31 lives were lost. Indeed, the shooting in El Paso was the [...]

Unlike our listeners, most Americans remain oblivious to the raw power of the language of faith that has been redefining our democracy, despite the best secular intentions of our founders. Welton will [...]

One of the most frightening and insidious aspects of nationalism is how it is so often disguised as faith-driven patriotism, which is bad both for religion and for democracy. This week, State of [...]

On August 9, the many millions who subscribe to the Netflix streaing service will have access to the premiere of The Family, a new docu-series about the fundamentalist forces in our democracy powered [...]

Throughout the month of July, State of Belief has celebrated Interfaith Alliance’s 25th anniversary. The show has looked back on the organization’s past work defending religious liberty, and this [...]

In response to the horrific treatment of migrants at our southern border and xenophobic policies endangering thousands of families fleeing unimaginable violence, a growing numbers of religious [...]