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State of Belief Marks 4th Anniversary of Iraq War

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Mar 16 2007
Washington, D.C. – On this Sunday’s “State of Belief,” The Interfaith Alliance Foundation’s show on Air America Radio, Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy sheds light on the role of faith for those at war.  Rev. Gaddy welcomes Andrew Carroll, who has assembled a remarkable collection of letters from soldiers from the American Revolution through the current war in Iraq.  Carroll tells Rev. Gaddy that soldiers are the great “undiscovered theologians” when they write home to share their experiences.  Gloria Caldas joins Rev. Gaddy to read one of her letters featured in Carroll’s new book, Grace Under Fire: Letters of Faith in Times of War.  Rev. Gaddy also speaks with Celeste Zappala, a member of Gold Star Families Speak Out, about the Christian Peace Witness Protest this weekend.  Finally, director of the Secular Coalition for America Lori Lipman Brown discusses the revelation that Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) is a non-theist, making him the highest ranking official in the United States who is the highest ranking elected official in the United States who has openly stated that he does not believe in a supreme being.

State of Belief Tackles Wrestler Mick Foley

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Mar 30 2007

Washington, D.C. – On this Sunday’s “State of Belief,” The Interfaith Alliance Foundation’s show on Air America Radio, Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy welcomes Mick Foley, the only three-time world wrestling champion who has the distinction of being a member of the Interfaith Alliance.  Foley has written a new memoir that discusses in great detail his charitable work, family life, and the power of faith.  And despite what a lot of athletes claim about God, Foley says: “No matter how big a game, God does not really have an investment in one game or the other, or one team or the other.”

Also on the show: Dr. Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core;   Matthew Avery Sutton, author of Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America; Rev. Allison Boden, dean of the Interreligious Center at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel of the University of Chicago.

Rep. Charlie Rangel Says Faith Wards Off Bad Days

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Apr 05 2007

Washington, D.C. – On this Sunday’s “State of Belief,” The Interfaith Alliance Foundation’s show on Air America Radio, Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy speaks with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Charlie Rangel.  The 19-term Democrat from New York is the author of a memoir, entitled …And I Haven’t Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress.  Rep. Rangel tells Welton about a life-threatening incident during the Korean War, where Rangel served in a segregated Army regiment.  When his regiment was surrounded by Chinese soldiers along the Yalu River, Rangel said: “If Jesus would even consider sparing me, he would have no problems with Charlie Rangel for ever and ever…And I haven’t had a bad day since.”

 

Rep. Rangel is also a strong advocate for religious pluralism.  He has introduced a resolution in Congress to create a National Week of Reflection and Tolerance.  Rep.  Rangel, who is Catholic, reminds listeners that Jesus was one of the earliest advocates for religious tolerance.  “Jesus tells people [morality] is how you treat the least among us, regardless of their religion.”

 

Also on the show: Rev. Oliver “Buzz” Thomas, author of 10 Things Your Minister Wants to Tell You, But Can’t Because He Needs the Job.

State of Belief Remembers the Holocaust

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Apr 13 2007
Washington, D.C. – On this Sunday’s “State of Belief,” The Interfaith Alliance Foundation’s show on Air America Radio, Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy explores the Holocaust Day of Remembrance, also known as Yom HaShoah, which is a national memorial day in Israel.  Rev. Gaddy speaks with Dr. David Marwell, the director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – a Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York City.  The museum is unveiling a new exhibit titled Daring to Resist, Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust.  Rev. Gaddy also receives an update on the genocide in Darfur from John Pendergast, leader of the Save Darfur Coalition.  Also, Salam al-Marayati, the Executive Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, joins Rev. Gaddy to discuss his recent trip to the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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