Millions of LGBTQ Americans grow up in families that are openly hostile to their identities. The pain and alienation that this can cause is not something that should be inflicted upon anyone. [...]
Our first episode aired on January 15, 2006, on Air America Radio Network. Through many twists and turns, challenges and changes, we’ve kept at it for 13 solid years. This week on State of [...]
The ascendance of the Religious Right from the 1970s until now completely changed the political course of the United States, forever realigning American politics around religion and firmly [...]
Public officials and elected leaders are entitled to their personal religious beliefs. However, those beliefs become a problem when they become public policy, forcing a certain brand of religion [...]
The government shutdown is dragging on as hundreds of thousands of federal employees are past the first payday of the year without pay. Meanwhile, talks to reopen the government have stalled as [...]
We’re only a week into the new year, and as the government shutdown continues with no end in sight, so far 2019 feels a lot like 2018. Only now we’ve entered the so-called “invisible primary” for [...]
As 2018 comes to a close, two themes that brightened what has been a dark year for many are the advances women made in electoral politics and other leadership roles, and the growing influence of [...]
Happy holidays from all of us at State of Belief Radio and Interfaith Alliance! For many, especially LGBTQ individuals, living as their authentic selves can be daunting, particularly during the [...]
This week on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, we’re continuing our end-of-the-year series of deep dives with a look at the significance of the number of women [...]
Even with an ever-increasing volume of information available instantly and at our fingertips, sometimes it seems like we actually know less. For the final few weeks of the year, we’re going to [...]