Whosoever You Love: Imam Daayiee Abdullah
A number of religious traditions are struggling with issues of inclusivity and respect for LGBTQ+ people. It’s a struggle that is particularly challenging within the Muslim community, in which there [...]
SCOTUS: Cross OK
Last month, the Supreme Court ruled a 40-foot cross could stay on public land. It was one of the most critical cases of the session and analysts are still parsing through what the decision will mean [...]
Democrat writes, “Democrats Need to Talk About Their Faith”
Every week, Delaware’s Sen. Chris Coons co-hosts a prayer breakfast on Capitol Hill. These prayer breakfasts have a legacy of bring one of the few gatherings that being lawmakers together, regardless [...]
July 13, 2019 – Religious Freedom, 25 Years Later
When Interfaith Alliance began 25 years ago this Sunday, leaders from every faith and of no faith came together in an effort to counter the political religious right. From the campaign trail to [...]
A Word from Welton on the 4th
We’ll also hear a Word from Welton about the recent news that the infamous head of the hate group and culture war propaganda machine, Family Research Council, will be leading the United States [...]
OnDC with Sally Quinn
When State of Belief host Rev. Welton Gaddy was in Washington, D.C., in May, he had the opportunity to sit down with Sally Quinn, author, long-time writer for the Washington Post and the founding [...]
Interfaith Alliance at 25
Few individuals have had a stronger impact on the work of Interfaith Alliance than Greg Lebel, who is an assistant professor emeritus at George Washington University. In our earliest years, Greg [...]
July 6, 2019 – Religious Freedom and Our Founding
Happy Independence Day! Twenty-five years ago this month, Interfaith Alliance launched to protect Constitution-based concepts of faith and freedom for all. As we continue celebrating our anniversary, [...]
Whosoever You Love: Sister Simone Campbell
Last month, Welton was in Washington, D.C. and had the opportunity to sit down with Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. Sister Simone is best known [...]
Women and the world
This week writer E. Jean Carroll told her harrowing story about being sexually assaulted by Donald Trump. Her story is the next in a long and disturbing line of stories that make up the #MeToo [...]
