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Twenty years ago, the Rev. Dr. Thomas Long, Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, and Rabbi Jack Moline, who is now president of Interfaith Alliance, spoke publicly with one [...]

On Saturday, October 2nd, the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding – a longtime friend of State of Belief – is hosting its annual banquet and will present its prestigious [...]

Reproductive freedom is a matter of religious freedom. Following the passage of the draconian SB 8 in Texas, which essentially bans abortions for the majority of people in the state, the Texas [...]

Dissent has been a part of organized religion’s historical tapestry for centuries. Father Charles Curran, professor of Human Values at Southern Methodist University and author of Loyal Dissent, [...]

Some researchers find that people of faith and of no faith are equally happy with their lives. Others say there are measurable benefits to being a believer. Dr. David DeSteno, professor of [...]

Historically, organized religion has responded negatively to dissent by shunning, excommunicating, imprisoning, torturing, and even killing those who threaten its authority. For the Catholic [...]

Public health shouldn’t be political. But the political religious right continues to manipulate the pandemic for its own gain, to the detriment of vulnerable communities. Welton will sit down [...]

While the political religious right continues to hone its skills at subverting religious freedom for all to advance its narrow agenda, more inclusive and pluralistic communities are working to [...]

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum has been leading Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York City since its founding in 1992. Recognized as the largest LGBTQI+ synagogue in the world, CBST offers [...]

Underpinning Faithful America’s critical work is the notion that religious communities are powerful agents of change. The Rev. Nathan Empsall, executive director for the organization, will join [...]