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As often happens in matters of religious liberty these days, the Religious Right has continued to co-opt what it means to protect our first freedom in its crusade to re-open houses of worship in the [...]

The dominant narrative around young people and religion emphasizes their strained relationship. And while we are seeing a rise of the “nones” — or those with no faith affiliation — this [...]

Among the racial justice activists speaking out most fiercely against this pernicious display of racism and injustice in America are Black faith leaders. The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, senior pastor of [...]

Jogging while Black. That is what seems to have led to Ahmaud Arbery’s death – with three white men now under arrest for pursuing and killing him… because he fit a profile. Men who were only arrested [...]

Many of us recognize the potential of religious faith to be a source for good – whether we ourselves confess a faith tradition or not. The critical need to protect our pluralistic, democratic form of [...]

We’ll wrap up with a Word from Welton about the growing disconnect with truth and reality that’s spreading across our nation like a deadly virus.   Hear the full May 9, 2020 State of [...]

Maybe there really was a need for Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse to ride into New York City to set up overflow medical facilities in tents on public land – despite Graham’s long history of [...]

Since 2005, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been pushing back against religious intimidation of anyone not following a narrow version of fundamentalist Christianity in the U.S. military [...]

In a country as historically religious as the United States, what does it look like for millions of people to turn to faith or spirituality in a time of mass crisis? Rev. Welton Gaddy, host of State [...]

As the weeks go on and on in this global pandemic, we’re beginning to see how the fallout of the COVID-19 virus is shaping our communities. From research showing that marginalized Americans are [...]