It’s a bittersweet week here on State of Belief. For almost 15 years, Interfaith Alliance’s director of outreach and operations Jay Keller has played a central role in our work advancing true [...]
It’s pretty much become a given that for U.S. senators, the judicial nomination process is more about scoring cheap political points rather than considering the long-term implications of a [...]
The season of Lent and Easter is the holiest time on the Christian calendar. Rev. Marian Edmonds-Allen, executive director of Parity, a nonprofit healing divisions at the intersection of religion [...]
Amid the chaos of a pandemic and the fracturing of our democracy, it is difficult not to long for strong, moral leadership – something that often seems in short supply. Welton will sit down with [...]
Every person deserves the right to make decisions about their health in accordance with their beliefs and values – not those of their legislature. So in a place like Texas that prides itself on [...]
This year’s Supreme Court docket is laden with cases that will impact the boundary between religion and government and chip away at the rights of our most vulnerable groups. With a conservative [...]
Evidence abounds that faith communities are stronger when they are rooted in inclusivity and diversity. And as the country joins together to celebrate Women’s History Month, we highlight the ways [...]
Katherine Kelaidis is providing essential reporting on the unholy alliance between American conservative Christians and Vladimir Putin. As the Russian dictator continues to wage his bloody war in [...]
For those of us who believe deeply in justice, dignity, and equality for all people, regardless of sexual identity or gender orientation, this was a rough week. Conservative governors in Texas [...]
For decades, religious conservatives in this country have twisted the values of Christianity in order to suit their own radical political aims. Listeners of State of Belief are well aware that we [...]