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Divisive rhetoric on the national stage may have subsided, but in our own communities, congregations, and even families, Americans may be more divided than ever. This week on State of Belief, [...]

In 1996, a Religious Right leader uttered a sentence that would later undergird the movement for decades to come: “I would rather have a thousand school board members than one president and no [...]

White supremacists and their allies often mask their extremism under the guise of patriotism. Anyone who dares to stand up for racial justice, they label an unpatriotic traitor. But confronting [...]

This week, world leaders are gathering in Glasgow for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, otherwise known as COP26. Dr. Svitlana Romanko, Zero Fossil Fuels campaign manager at [...]

It is almost inconceivable that in the year 2021 there are still large swaths of Americans who deny the existence of systemic racism. But to ensure the nation’s future prosperity, it is critical [...]

This week, a monumental joint appeal from the World Jewish Congress and Muslim World League was presented to the United Nations and called for the protection of religious freedom and defense of [...]

The “Day of the Dead,” which is observed universally in Mexico but has grown increasingly popular elsewhere, commemorates the lives of loved ones who have passed with joyous festivities and [...]

Sister Joan Chittister has spent 50 years ardently advocating for peace, human rights, gender equality and church renewal. This week, she returns to State of Belief and joins host Rev. Welton [...]

Dissidents in the clergy have long played a critical role in fostering more inclusive faith spaces. Often this dissent doesn’t come from a place of ill-intent – in fact, it’s quite the [...]

In 1960, Henry Luce, publisher of Life Magazine, invited ten renowned Americans – all white men – to address the “national purpose” in an essay. Sixty years later, Interfaith [...]