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Warm greetings to everyone celebrating Easter or observing Passover.  We truly hope that our friends and supporters are healthy, safe, and staying home as much as possible. As the loss of life [...]

As this global pandemic unfolds, increasing numbers of congregations and worshippers are moving online to platforms such as Zoom, Skype, and Facebook Live. A new, more one-on-one approach, the [...]

This past Tuesday was the International Transgender Day of Visibility. Unfortunately, it was a somber one, as just the day before Idaho Governor Bill Little signed two horrifically transphobic [...]

Religious freedom — and with it, church-state separation — are the bedrock of our society. However, it is crucial to understand that one’s freedom can be curtailed when it harms the [...]

COVID-19 is fundamentally changing the ways that our communities work, learn and worship. However, what has not changed is the need to speak out against the Religious Right’s attacks on the [...]

This week’s show rounds off with a familiar voice. Our very own Rev. Welton Gaddy, host of State of Belief and president emeritus of Interfaith Alliance, will join Jack to talk about how we can [...]

Amid fear, uncertainty and xenophobia, protecting the rights of religious minorities is more important than ever. Suhag Shukla, co-founder and executive director of the Hindu American Foundation, [...]

The rise of COVID-19 is bringing with it an entirely new set of attacks on church-state separation from those on the religious right. Jack will speak with Rachel Laser — president and CEO [...]

The American spirit is built on religious pluralism — a notion that we must continue to recognize and celebrate in trying times. Zeenat Rahman, director of the Aspen Institute’s Inclusive [...]

Now more than ever, it is crucial that all of us do our part to flatten the curve by minimizing personal contact — and that includes our State of Belief team. In that spirit, this week on [...]