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It’s been a big week in the news, with “religious freedom” legislation passed in Indiana and Arkansas making headlines for their potential to be used as vehicles for discrimination. At State of [...]

Up first, we’ll travel back in time eight years to listen to a segment taped during a conversation between host Welton Gaddy and Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York. When the segment first aired in 2007, [...]

The April 2007 edition of State of Belief also featured a conversation between Welton and Rev. Oliver “Buzz” Thomas. Oliver, a Baptist minister, author, educator, attorney and community leader, had [...]

State of Belief then takes you back to April 11, 2009, when the show first brought listeners the fascinating story of the Tri-Faith Initiative in Omaha, Nebraska. The TFI, a nonprofit organization, [...]

We’ll also hear a couple of shorter segments from past episodes. We’ll air a discussion with the now sadly deceased Rev. Dr. Forrest Church, in which he and Welton discuss his book, So Help Me God: [...]