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Earlier this year, State of Belief hosted a scholar of religion and politics who coined the phrase “ex-vangelical” and spearheaded the social media campaign #emptythepews as a rally against what [...]

When 20-year-old Josh Harris published I Kissed Dating Goodbye, which sold over a million copies and profoundly influenced many young Christians and their parents, leading to what is today known [...]

We resolutely promote the idea that religion can be a force for good. But unfortunately, it’s often the case that the power of faith is successfully subverted for less noble purposes. This [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]