Segments

Next, Welton will sit down with Ross Murray to discuss his new book Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-inclusive Youth Ministry. Ross serves as senior director of news and faith initiatives at [...]

This week on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s radio program and podcast, J. Dana Trent will join host Rev. Welton Gaddy to talk about her recent piece in Religion Dispatches examining [...]

Finally, Welton shares some thoughts about the torrent of attacks on Transgender young people flooding state legislatures across our nation, inevitably bolstered by religious-sounding rhetoric. [...]

Welton will welcome Becky Monroe of the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights to talk about an important new piece of legislation being considered by Congress, the No Hate Act. The [...]

Next, Welton will welcome Good Faith Media CEO Mitch Randall to discuss how he’s bucking a tough trend in the media landscape to create a news organization focused on thoughtful coverage of [...]

Last week a small church in Georgia made national headlines after the Southern Baptist Convention formally voted to eject the church for welcoming LGBTQ+ people to its congregation. On our show [...]

Finally, Welton will welcome theologian and writer Diana Butler Bass back to State of Belief to talk about her new book, Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, [...]

Next, Welton will sit down with Sister Luisa Derouen, a Dominican Sister of Peace, to discuss what she’s learned from ministering to the transgender community nationally for over 22 years. She’ll [...]

As the nation grapples with last week’s tragic mass shooting in Atlanta, we’re once again forced to confront the way our country’s history of racism and misogyny continues to permeate our [...]

2021 marks 15 years since State of Belief aired its first broadcast. We’ll wrap up this week’s show with a 2006 interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges.   [...]