July 1, 2017 – Mixing church and state
The Supreme Court announced a major religious freedom ruling this past week that could undermine Church-State separation for decades to come. This week on State of Belief, Interfaith [...]
Simcha Weinstein, the “comic book rabbi” and author of the book Up, Up and Oy Vey
Recent weeks have brought a resurgence of the superhero movie: Wonder Woman. The film, which stars Israeli-born actor Gal Gadot, set a new opening weekend record for a film with a female [...]
Dr. Diana Butler Bass, progressive theologian who has long warned of the culture wars backfiring on the political Religious Right
Reports earlier this month revealed an unexpected drop in the membership of the politically powerful Southern Baptist Convention. Contrary to conventional wisdom which has claimed that it’s only [...]
Dr. Greg Carey, author of a Huffington Post article titled How Apocalypticism Strengthens the Evangelical Affinity For Trumpism.
Here at the intersection of religion, government and politics, we’ve spent a good bit of time pondering the unlikely alliance of Donald Trump and conservative Christians. More than one [...]
June 24, 2017 – Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, where have the Southern Baptists gone, Trump’s apocalyptic appeal
This week on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, our host, Rev. Welton Gaddy will examine religious and cultural implications of the Wonder Woman film, the [...]
A Word from Welton on the Congressional baseball practice shooting in Alexandria, VA
A Word from Welton on the Congressional baseball practice shooting in Alexandria, VA.
Dr. Julie Ingersoll on theocratic attorney Jay Sekulow joining the Trump legal team
Finally, Welton will be joined by Dr. Julie Ingersoll, who reported recently in Religion Dispatches on the latest addition to the president’s legal team, far-right theocrat Jay Sekulow. [...]
Manal al-Sharif, author, Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening
A new memoir, Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening, tells the powerful story of a leading Saudi Arabian women’s rights activist. That’s Manal al-Sharif, who will share her [...]
Evangelical LGBT activist Brandan Robertson on being expelled from the Southern Baptist Conference in Phoenix
Two headlines came out of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual conference this week. First there were hiccups in passing a resolution rejecting white nationalism. Second, LGBT faith [...]
June 17, 2017 – Booted from the Baptist Convention
Two headlines came out of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual conference this week. First there were hiccups in passing a resolution rejecting white nationalism. Second, LGBT faith [...]
