Tune in this weekend to Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast State of Belief to hear…
...Salam al Marayati of the Muslim Public Affairs Council on the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero ...Brian Barnard, an attorney who just won a major court victory for religious freedom in Utah ...and Professor Mallory McDuff on the interfaith environmental activism.
Tune in this weekend to Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast State of Belief to hear…
… Jennifer Pizer, Senior Counsel and Marriage Project Director at Lambda Legal, on the recent decision that declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional and re-opened the door to marriage equality in California.
…Rev. Glenn Jenks, an Episcopalian minister and President of the Arizona Interfaith Network, with moral and legal perspectives on the controversial new Arizona law that cracks down on illegal immigration.
Plus another installment of the Intersection Awards, when Interfaith Alliance veteran William Blake will highlight this week’s most interesting stories at the intersection of religion and politics.
Tune in this weekend to Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast State of Belief to hear… … Dr. Jim Forbes, leader of the Healing of the Nations Foundation, and former pastor of Riverside Church in New York City on Shirley Sherrod and the role of race in American politics.
… Peter Laarman, executive director of Progressive Christians Uniting, and contributor to religiondispatches.org on taxation as a reflection of moral and religious values. … John Marcotte, the proprietor of RescueMarriage.org on the California Marriage Protection Act, his tongue-in-cheek effort to abolish divorce in California.
Plus the return of intersection awards with State of Belief veteran William Blake
... Vickie Stangl, of the Great Plains chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, on the secular invocation offered at a recent Wichita City Council meeting.
Kathy Miller, the President and Executive Director of the Texas Freedom Network, on new polling data related to the controversy over the new social studies standards approved by the Texas State Board of Education.
... Mary Hunt, co-founder of the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual, on Argentina's decision to legalize same-gender marriage and her experience teaching at an ecumenical seminary in Buenos Aires in the 1980s.
Plus, Rev. Gaddy shares his thoughts on the disturbing anti-Muslim sentiment that is still plaguing our country.
Daisy Khan, spokesperson and board member of the Cordoba Initiative, on her organization’s plans to build a Muslim-led cultural center near the site of the 9-11 attacks – and the vocal opposition they’ve encountered.
Angela Aleiss, professor of film and religion at University of California, Los Angeles, on the hidden Mormon imagery and moral codes found in the wildly popular "Twilight" series.
Rev. Dr. Keith Russell, professor of Ministry Studies and director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at New York Theological Seminary, on the life and legacy of social activist minister George "Bill" Webber, former president of New York Theological Seminary, who passed away last week at age 90.
Julie Ingersoll, professor in the Religious Studies program at the University of North Florida and co-author of the Religion Dispatches article Gun Ownership: 'An Obligation to God,' on how guns can be central not only to national identity, but to religious identity in America.
Caitlin Killian, professor and chair of sociology at Drew University, on how proposed bans in France and Europe on certain kinds of Islamic dress have become flashpoints in debates over religious freedom, women's rights, and national identity.
Rev. Welton Gaddy comments on Lousiana governor Bobby Jindal's recent signing into law of the state's "gun-in-church" bill, and how it impinges on his own Monroe, La. congregation.
On this weekend's State of Belief, with Welton Gaddy: ...Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown University, on the different meanings of patriotism for Americans; ...Michele Naar-Obed of Christian Peacemaker Teams on what the Supreme Court's ruling barring 'material support' to designated terrorists means for faith and human rights groups promoting peace and negotiation; ...Sarah Posner of Religion Dispatches on the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, and last week's Supreme Court ruling on Christian Legal Society's battle with Univ. of California's Hastings College of the Law. Plus, Rev. Gaddy shares his thoughts on Independence Day.
On this weekend's State of Belief, with Welton Gaddy:
John Buehrens and Rebecca Ann Parker join us in studio to discuss theology behind progressive politics, the importance of worship to social activism, and other topics from their book 'A House of Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the 21st Century'; Gary Laderman, professor of religion at Emory University and director of Religion Dispatches, speaks about the religious qualities of World Cup fervor and challenges conventional notions of the sacred; and Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of Interfaith Youth Core, tells about his work with the Dalai Lama to strengthen Muslim-Buddhist understanding.
On this weekend's State of Belief, with Welton Gaddy, we revisit two recent conversations that are equally pertinent today: Max Blumenthal, author of "Republican Gomorrah," tells the curious tale of how the GOP has come under the sway of the Christian Right, with repercussions for all of us ... Joan Biskupic, legal correspondent for USA Today and author of'American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia,' explores the fraught relation of faith and jurisprudence through the career of Justice Scalia.
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