2007

For this special show, we’re focusing on the Episcopal Church in the United States. Congregations are splitting from the Church over the issues of gay marriage and homosexual clergy. Will it lead [...]

What’s the Christmas season like for people with no religious background? Is it alienating? Does it share the same meaning as it does for religious people? And how does Santa Claus fit into [...]

Pat Buchanan is back and he thinks that America is approaching a Day of Reckoning. Pat and Welton have a conversation (and likely disagreement) about what Pat says is “tearing America [...]

Rocky Anderson, the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, tells us why he wants President Bush impeached. You can get a good idea of his reasoning by reading this October 27 speech. We’ll also [...]

Saddleback Church in California is best known for its pastor, Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life. But it’s Rick’s wife, Kay Warren, who organizes the Global Summit on [...]

We’re giving you second helpings of State of Belief for Thanksgiving weekend. We’ll revisit some of our best interview subjects, including Mark Pinsky, author of The Gospel According [...]

Why do politicians spend so much time talking about religion? Are they pandering or is there a psychological explanation? Dr. Justin Frank, the psychiatrist who put Bush on the Couch, analyzes [...]

Hear from the recipients of this year’s Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom Award. Find out what Jon Meacham and Sally Quinn have to say after receiving the highest honor of The Interfaith [...]

Why do so many young Americans call Christianity hypocritical, insincere, judgmental, and sheltered? David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons, the authors of the book unChristian, tell us about their [...]

Why was Reverend Billy, leader of the Church of Stop Shopping, arrested for reciting the First Amendment in public? Why are lawmakers in Oklahoma refusing to accept a gift of the Koran? Why are [...]