Some presidential candidates are pumping up the “faith-talk” on the campaign trail. Will religious rhetoric make or break the election? Dr. Jacques Berlinerblau tells us why candidates feel the need to use “scripture games.”
We’ll also hear from our election year analyst Gregory Lebel to find out what the results in Iowa and New Hampshire might mean for the rest of the campaign process.
Plus, the president of the Islamic Society of North America tells us about an unprecedented dialogue between Jews and Muslims in America. Dr. Ingrid Mattson lets us know why her group has teamed up with the Union for Reform Judaism.
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State of Belief explores the intersection of religion with politics, culture, media, and activism. Through interviews with newsmakers and celebrities, reports from the field, and his own commentary, Welton shows how religion and radical freedom are best friends and how the religious right is wrong – wrong for America and bad for religion.
State of Belief
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