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Happy Presidents’ Day Weekend! On this week’s State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, we’ll look at the 2020 race for the White House, stop by the [...]

Between President Trump’s State of the Union address dripping in politicized religion-talk, the National Prayer Breakfast, the Iowa caucuses, another Democratic presidential debate, and Senator [...]

This week marked three years since the Trump administration issued its travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries. Millions of individuals have felt the impact of this discriminatory [...]

In times of oppression, corruption and injustice, how should we choose to navigate politics? This question has remained constant among political activists, leaders and advocates for centuries. It [...]

This week, State of Belief is celebrating 14 years of broadcasting at the intersection of religion, government and politics. As we mark this anniversary, we want to say a sincere “thank you” for [...]

For those of us who lived through the US government’s “justification” of the Iraq War in the aftermath of 9/11, this week felt like deja vu, filled with simplistic black-and-white [...]

Happy New Year! As the blank page of another year – and another decade – lies before us, we recommit to taking an unblinking look at both the gravity of the challenges facing our [...]

As the year comes to a close, it can be demoralizing to reflect on the challenges to religious freedom that we have faced over the past ten years, particularly under the current administration. [...]

Whether you celebrate the holidays or simply celebrate togetherness, with family or with friends, we wish all of our listeners and supporters Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and all the best for [...]

This was just one of those weeks. From the next stages of impeachment to a horrific hate crime shooting in Jersey City, to a deeply controversial executive order by President Trump supposedly [...]