Blog Posts

Since the George Zimmerman verdict was handed down last month in Florida, there has been a significant number of primarily conservative voices complaining that the anger and outrage expressed by [...]

August 5, 2013 marks the first anniversary of the bloody massacre at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek. A White supremacist gunman killed six and wounded five priests and worshippers who [...]

On the next State of Belief Radio – we take you to Oak Creek, Wisconsin, for the one-year anniversary of the bloody massacre at the Sikh Temple there. Filmmaker and activist Valarie Kaur will [...]

On the next State of Belief Radio – a call for ending deportations in this country. A diverse coalition of faith leaders have been advocating for change, and marched to the White House this week [...]

On the next State of Belief Radio – bloodshed in Egypt. Religious scholar and author Reza Aslan (pictured) will explain what’s happening – and what’s likely to happen next. Dr. Aslan will be back [...]

This was a big week at the Supreme Court and I was thrilled to have the privilege of a front row seat to history. After camping out all night , I was first in line to get into the court’s chamber [...]

On the next State of Belief Radio – the Supreme Court leaves Marriage defenseless! You’ll hear from the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, the first openly-gay bishop in the Episcopal Church and a longtime [...]

On the next State of Belief Radio – Tweeting the Bible. Jana Riess did it, 140 characters at a time. It took three and a half years, but she lived to tell about it. Which is exactly what she’ll [...]

On the next State of Belief Radio – is there room for bi-national gay couples in Comprehensive Immigration Reform? Hadar Susskind of Bend the Arc will be here to talk about the chances of – and [...]

It would be great if we didn’t need to compile statistics about hate crimes motivated by religious bias. But as long as such crimes are happening, it’s essential to know who’s [...]