This Friday marked the 19th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in our nation’s history. Our thoughts are with all those who lost their lives on 9/11 – and all those who have [...]
Happy Labor Day Weekend! The holiday marks the end of an unorthodox and certainly unprecedented summer. It also signals the two month mark before election day, kicking the campaign season into [...]
Throughout this week’s Republican National Convention, religion has been at the forefront of the convention stage. Unfortunately, it was mostly used to make baseless accusations against [...]
This week on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, we’ll look back on this past week’s Democratic National Convention. Rev. Welton Gaddy, host of [...]
It’s been quite a busy week at the intersection of religion, government and politics. President Trump kicked off last weekend by claiming that former Vice President Joe Biden – a lifelong [...]
As we approach the 2020 election, more and more people are discussing the role of faith – and the danger of religious nationalism – in electoral politics. However, many scholars have [...]
Faith has long motivated entire communities to champion causes of justice, in pursuit of a more equal, more virtuous society. On the flip side, for as much as faith has been a motivator for [...]
America suffered two tremendous losses earlier this month with the passing of two civil rights icons, Congressman John Lewis and The Rev. C.T. Vivian. As we find ourselves in a historic period of [...]
As we take a short summer break, we’re revisiting one of our favorite interviews from the recent past – December 2019, to be exact. That’s when regular listeners to State of [...]
The ongoing demonstrations calling for an end to systemic racism have also led to a debate, once again, over the fate of Confederate monuments in communities around the country. Unsurprisingly, [...]