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Getting Congress – and Conservatives – to Stop LGBTQ Bullying in Schools This past week, students across the country participated in the National Day of Silence, an annual event in which they [...]

In a year that features an unusual number of religiously-themed films – from “Son of God” to Ridley Scott’s upcoming “Exodus,” State of Belief welcomes Ari Handel, the co-writer and co-executive [...]

This week Welton discusses the powerful Moral Monday movement with the Senior Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock. Having inherited a congregation once [...]

Last month, World Vision, a global Christian relief organization, announced that it would begin hiring people in same-sex marriages in a move to sidestep the ongoing culture wars and focus on its [...]

Mike Papantonio – lawyer, entrepreneur, and progressive media activist – and Welton have a long history to reminisce on, but there’s too much happening right now for them to dwell only on the [...]

When Stosh Cotler took over as the CEO of the Bend The Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice, she inherited not only a growing progressive social justice organization, but also a centuries-old [...]

Last week Dr. Jay Michaelson – an activist, attorney, and academic expert on a host of issues in the world of religion and politics – gave us a preview of the Supreme Court case Hobby [...]

In anticipation of next week’s oral arguments in Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius, State of Belief welcomes back Dr. Jay Michaelson, a knowledgeable voice on the many recent attempts to redefine religious [...]

Welton will dive into World Water Day, March 22, with Ali Eastburn, founder of the nonprofit “With This Ring,” about her work as a water activist. Ali goes far beyond recognizing that the lack of [...]

In the wake of the death of Fred Phelps, Sr., the leader of the Westboro Baptist Church, Welton speaks with Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox, an expert on the church and author of a dissertation titled, [...]