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The National Day of Prayer is coming up, but if you think that this day is intended to celebrate the vast religious diversity of this nation, think again. The Religious Right has hijacked this [...]

Jesus once said, “blessed are the poor,” but some millionaire televangelists preach the exact opposite. The author of a new book on the Prosperity Gospel tells us how these preachers turn their [...]

E.J. Dionne has written a new book that outlines how the religious and political winds in this country are changing. We’ll get his forecast for this fall’s election, and tell us why the Pope’s [...]

State of Belief remembers the 40th anniversary of the passing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Keith Jennings of the African American Human Rights Foundation will discuss Dr. King’s [...]

The federal budget is 3,000 pages long and spends 3 trillion dollars. But can we view it as an expression of our national values? We’ll discuss the budget as a moral document with two important [...]

Author and BeliefNet.com editor Steven Waldman will debunk some myths about the history of the First Amendment. And he’ll also tell us how the Internet is revolutionizing spirituality. Plus, [...]

Author and BeliefNet.com editor Steven Waldman will debunk some myths about the history of the First Amendment. And he’ll also tell us how the Internet is revolutionizing spirituality. Plus, [...]

Where did our Constitution’s guarantees of religious freedom come from? We’ll talk to Martha Nussbaum, a preeminent political philosopher, who has written a new book about America’s tradition of [...]

Doesn’t it seem like President Bush uses religious rhetoric more often than previous presidents? We’ll talk to the authors of a new book who have documented how presidents are increasingly using [...]

What is GodTube? A harmless internet diversion or a major force poised to influence American politics? We’ll hear from Chris Wyatt, founder and CEO of GodTube, who tells us why the site is [...]