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Finally, political management expert Greg Lebel will join Jack to discuss a most unexpected development in Washington: the apparent return of normalcy. We’ll talk about what’s changed – and [...]

Jack will also sit down with Dr. Brian Grim, President of the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation, to discuss how the language of “religious freedom,” so brutally distorted by the political [...]

At a time when some are using religious differences to inflame divisions in our country, it’s more important than ever to have honest and respectful conversations about our diverse religious [...]

As our country passed a grim milestone of 500,000 COVID-related deaths this week, our politics are still wracked with division. But with good news about the development of vaccines and a new [...]

The brutal winter storms that swept across much of the country had an outsized impact on Eastern Louisiana, where our host, Rev. Welton Gaddy, lives and works. With ice-covered roads and [...]

Finally, Noel Jacobs, executive director of Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma, will join Welton to discuss how the political Religious Right has decentralized its ongoing efforts toward a [...]

Although African American religion hasn’t demanded accommodation in the public square nearly as loudly as does the dominant strain of political Christianity in this country, the fact is that [...]

In honor of Valentine’s Day, journalist and author Susan Katz Miller will join Rev. Welton Gaddy, host of State of Belief, to discuss how America’s growing religious diversity is increasing the [...]

The second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump is underway this week, shedding a new and terrifying light on the events of January 6. The influence of Christian nationalism on the [...]

Later on in the show, Welton will continue the conversation on religious extremism and insurrection with Dr. Chrissy Stroop, a writer and expert on the Religious Right. Chrissy’s Religion [...]