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Italy was one of the first countries to feel the brutal impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Thankfully, the country is doing significantly better, and thousands are turning out next week to take [...]

We’ll end with a Word from Welton on the final message from the late Rep. John Lewis.   Hear the full August 1, 2020 State of Belief Radio program here.

In a normal year, this weekend would mark the culmination of the Hajj, in which millions of Muslims would conclude their pilgrimage to Mecca. But this is 2020, and the global pandemic has blocked [...]

As brave organizers across the country have continued to protest racial inequity and policy brutality, the Trump administration has taken this consequential moment to portray peaceful protestors [...]

Dr. Robert P. Jones, founder and CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, grew up a devoted Southern Baptist, but had not learned of the church’s racial history until he was in his [...]

And we’ll hear a few Words from Welton about the personal impact that knowing Rep. John Lewis has had on him as an activist – and an American.   Hear the full July 25, 2020 State of Belief [...]

Congressman Lewis’ steadfast pursuit of justice included striving for religious freedom for those of all faith backgrounds and none. From 1998 until his death, he held a variety of leadership [...]

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Rev. C.T. Vivian “the greatest preacher to ever live.” Similarly, Congressman John Lewis was known as the “conscience of the Congress.”  To delve into [...]

For six decades, John Lewis fought doggedly in pursuit of justice, never losing sight of his vision for a truly equitable, truly free nation. We were lucky enough to have him share that vision [...]

Neither the president nor the people claiming to “protect” shrines to the Confederacy are as close to this lineage as Lucien K. Truscott IV is. Yet his New York Times op-ed column was headlined, [...]