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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 [...]

We’re often critical of the mainstream media’s treatment of religion. So it thrills us that Newsweek editor Jon Meacham and The Washington Post’s Sally Quinn, two of the most responsible [...]

What does the Bible really say about homosexuality? Filmmaker Daniel Karslake, director of For The Bible Tells Me So, explores what the words in the Bible actually mean. Plus, what did Barack [...]

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Ma) tells us why the fight for hate crimes legislation isn’t over, despite a victory in the Senate. Plus, what was John McCain thinking when he said that the U.S. is a [...]

Houses of worship are our focus this week on State of Belief. What happened to the California church that was investigated over an anti-war sermon? The rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, Rev. [...]