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This weekend on State of Belief, what did a self-proclaimed secular Jew learn when she went undercover at Jerry Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist Church? Author Gina Welch discusses her new book, In the Land of Believers: An Outsider's Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church. Plus, a Wiccan clergyman fights discrimination in California's prisons.
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This weekend on State of Belief, Religion News Service's Daniel Burke tells us about the seven people who make up what he calls President Obama's "spiritual" cabinet. Plus, professor Bettye Collier-Thomas on her new book Jesus, Jobs and Justice: African American Women and Religion. And, Washington D.C.'s oldest Methodist church is also the first to recognize same-gender marriages. Their pastor tells us about her congregation's response.
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This weekend on State of Belief, does America's foreign policy suffer from a God gap? Richard Cizik, president of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good, talks about a new report on religion, diplomacy and global affairs. Plus, Religion Dispatches' Sarah Posner on the Religious Right and the Tea Party. And, a look at the little known history of Jewish basketball players and the NBA.
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This weekend on State of Belief, tune into to hear host Welton Gaddy's conversations with two very different guests who each in their own way will leave an impact on American society. Gay rights activist Judy Shepard joins Welton to talk about her new memoir, The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed. And a man who has been called "the most important liberal theologian of the last half century", Harvard professor Harvey Cox shares insight from his new book, The Future of Faith.
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This weekend on State of Belief, the founder of the Sufi rock band Junoon joins host Welton Gaddy for a conversation about religion, politics and music. Salman Ahmad is the author of a new memoir, Rock and Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution. Plus, a look at what Texas public school students could be learning about the separation of church and state...
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This weekend on State of Belief, is it time for a new direction in Christianity? Host Welton Gaddy speaks with pastor, lecturer, and author, Brian McLaren about his new book, A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith. Plus, Rabbi David Saperstein, head of the Religion Action Center for Reform Judaism, accesses year one of the Obama faith-based initiative office.
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This weekend on State of Belief, is there a link between antisemitism and prejudice against Muslims? Find out when host Welton Gaddy speaks with the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies' Dalia Mogehad about their latest survey of religious attitudes in America. Plus, don't miss the return of our intersection awards!
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This weekend on State of Belief, a look at the relationship between religion and the jurisprudence of Justice Antonin Scalia. USA Today legal correspondent Joan Biskupic shares insight from her new book, American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. And George Washington University politics professor Greg Lebel weighs in on the State of the Union.
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This weekend on State of Belief, how did Biblical references end up on the rifles used by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan? Mikey Weinstein from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation weighs in on the controversy surrounding defense contractor Trijicon and the Christian codes they included on their military hardware.
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This weekend on State of Belief, could new airport security regulations result in religious profiling? Nahid Awad from the Council on American-Islamic Relations weighs in. Plus, host Welton Gaddy gets an update on the Proposition 8 trial from the Courage Campaign's Rick Jacobs.
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