May 30, 2020 – Race Again
As I write this email, communities across the United States are in turmoil. Last week, we mourned the death of Breonna Taylor; this week it’s the murder of George Floyd, a Black man and father [...]
January 4, 2020 – Threats and Opportunities
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 nation, [...]
March 25th, 2017 – Justice Gorsuch?
In a week packed with political news, the most significant development was almost certainly the confirmation hearing of judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. This [...]
February 11, 2017 – Trump seeks a partisan pulpit
Speaking last week at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump vowed to “get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment,” which for decades has prevented efforts to turn houses [...]
November 19, 2016 – Jews and Muslims join to fight discrimination
In response to growing hostility against minority faith traditions in contemporary America, two leading faith groups are joining forces to better foster understanding. And they’re crossing faith [...]
Religious Self-defense; Decoding Steve Bannon; The Conversation Project – Next State of Belief!
Here’s what’s coming up this weekend on State of Belief Radio – Seeing a growing threat to minority faith traditions in America’s new political makeup, the American Jewish Committee [...]
July 5, 2014 – Let’s Talk About What Happened With Hobby Lobby.
This weekend on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, Welton sits down with four different guests to talk about their views on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell v. [...]
