July 8, 2017 – Religion in early America
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History recently unveiled an exhibit on the history and role of religion in the early days of the United States. This week on State [...]
National Sikh Campaign Executive Director Gurwin Singh Ahuja
Followers of the Sikh faith have been the targets of over 300 reported hate crimes since 9/11. At the same time, a majority of Americans confess they know nothing at all about Sikhs and have [...]
Health care activist and faith leader Kayla Parker of Charleston, WV
Last week, millions of Americans took to the streets – and legislators’ offices – to object to the Senate plan to gut the Affordable Care Act, which would defund Planned Parenthood, slash [...]
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer with constitutional law Prof. Garrett Epps
The Supreme Court announced a major religious freedom ruling this past week that could undermine Church-State separation for decades to come. This week on State of Belief, Interfaith [...]
July 1, 2017 – Mixing church and state
The Supreme Court announced a major religious freedom ruling this past week that could undermine Church-State separation for decades to come. This week on State of Belief, Interfaith [...]
Simcha Weinstein, the “comic book rabbi” and author of the book Up, Up and Oy Vey
Recent weeks have brought a resurgence of the superhero movie: Wonder Woman. The film, which stars Israeli-born actor Gal Gadot, set a new opening weekend record for a film with a female [...]
Dr. Diana Butler Bass, progressive theologian who has long warned of the culture wars backfiring on the political Religious Right
Reports earlier this month revealed an unexpected drop in the membership of the politically powerful Southern Baptist Convention. Contrary to conventional wisdom which has claimed that it’s only [...]
Dr. Greg Carey, author of a Huffington Post article titled How Apocalypticism Strengthens the Evangelical Affinity For Trumpism.
Here at the intersection of religion, government and politics, we’ve spent a good bit of time pondering the unlikely alliance of Donald Trump and conservative Christians. More than one [...]
June 24, 2017 – Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, where have the Southern Baptists gone, Trump’s apocalyptic appeal
This week on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, our host, Rev. Welton Gaddy will examine religious and cultural implications of the Wonder Woman film, the [...]
Dr. Julie Ingersoll on theocratic attorney Jay Sekulow joining the Trump legal team
Finally, Welton will be joined by Dr. Julie Ingersoll, who reported recently in Religion Dispatches on the latest addition to the president’s legal team, far-right theocrat Jay Sekulow. [...]
