Dr. Jay Michaelson is a prominent figure speaking to topics of religion and politics today. He is a columnist at The Daily Beast and the author of eight books on religion, sexuality, law, and [...]
With the first primary of the 2020 election cycle over, we can analyze where things stand so far. Rev. Welton Gaddy, host of State of Belief, welcomes back to this week’s show Rabbi Jack Moline, [...]
Happy Presidents’ Day Weekend! On this week’s State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, we’ll look at the 2020 race for the White House, stop by the [...]
For many members of the LGBTQ+ community, faith is complicated. Many queer people have been hurt in the name of faith, but religion is central to the identity of many others. Michael Vazquez, the [...]
This week’s first-in-the-nation caucus did not go as planned, riddled with logistical complications and clearly partisan sabotage resulting in a race that, as of today, has not been officially [...]
While best-selling author Jeff Sharlet is best known for investigative books like The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, recently adapted as a Netflix miniseries, [...]
Between President Trump’s State of the Union address dripping in politicized religion-talk, the National Prayer Breakfast, the Iowa caucuses, another Democratic presidential debate, and Senator [...]
In 2016, White Evangelical voters were essential to President Trump’s rise – and continue to be central in the 2020 election. Ema O’Connor, politics and religion reporter at BuzzFeed News, [...]
For the first time in the history of the March for Life, a sitting U.S. President was a featured speaker. Welton will sit down with Jack Jenkins — national reporter at Religion News Service [...]
Although the administration’s Islamophobia continues to drive national policy, there is a glimmer of hope as Speaker Pelosi announced this week that the House will soon take action on the NO BAN [...]