Interfaith Alliance
Banned Books Week with Tracie D. Hall and Sabrina Baêta
By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — October 3, 2023
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush discusses Banned Books Week with American Library Association Executive Director Tracie D. Hall and PEN America's Sabrina Baêta.
The Real Moral Majority with Rev. Jennifer Butler
By Jonathan Woodward — September 9, 2023
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush interviews Rev. Jennifer Butler, founder of Faith in Public Life and author of "Who Stole My Bible? Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny."
What Good Religion Can Do With Katherine Marshall
By Jonathan Woodward — September 5, 2023
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Dr. Katherine Marshall, Senior Fellow at Georgetown University's Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs.
A Call to Conscience at the Parliament of the World’s Religions
By Jonathan Woodward — August 26, 2023
Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush interviews attendees at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, Ill.
The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy with Robert P Jones
By Jonathan Woodward — August 20, 2023
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush interviews Dr. Robert P. Jones, CEO of Public Religion Research Institute, about his new book "The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future."
Preview: Defending Freedom and Human Rights at the Parliament of the World’s Religions
By Jonathan Woodward — August 16, 2023
Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush previews the 2023 convening of the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago with Rev. Stephen Avino, Sara Rahim, and Phyllis Curott.
Protecting Democracy with Congressman Jamie Raskin
By Jonathan Woodward — August 2, 2023
Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) discusses extreme partisanship in Washington, his work as co-founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, and how he remains hopeful in the face of profound personal losses. And Interfaith Alliance Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Darcy Hirsh explains the Freedom to Vote Act.
Staying Awoke with Derrick Harkins
By Jonathan Woodward — August 2, 2023
Former HUD Director of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and Director of Interfaith Outreach for the Democratic National Committee and the Obama reelection campaign Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins
Kevin M. Kruse, Re-righting History
By Jonathan Woodward — July 6, 2023
Historian Kevin M. Kruse discusses the ongoing threat of untruths in our understanding of American history and of each other; also, "Interfaith Voices" host Ambereen Khan, who's a mom in the Montgomery County School System where anti-gay fearmongering has triggered alarm among some Muslim and other minority families.
How We Learn to be Brave with Bishop Mariann Budde
By Jonathan Woodward — June 9, 2023
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's new book, How We Learn To Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith; and a new Interfaith Alliance resource for combating antisemitism.
The None-bers Game With Ryan Burge
By Jonathan Woodward — June 9, 2023
An in-depth statistical look at American religion and culture with Ryan Burge; the convergence of gun idolatry and white Christian identity with Jay Michaelson.
Welton Gaddy, former Southern Baptist who became a champion of liberal Christianity, dies
By Jack Jenkins — June 8, 2023
(RNS) — The pastor is also credited with helping found the Alliance of Baptists.
Veterans, Muslim and Jewish groups file support for Sikh recruits suing Marine Corps
By Alejandra Molina — November 16, 2022
(RNS) — Sikhs who serve in the Marine Corps can keep their beards and unshorn hair while on duty but are forbidden from doing so during combat deployment and in the course of boot camp.
The Respect for Marriage Act protects my family — and my faith
By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — November 16, 2022
(RNS) — We support equality not in spite of our religious beliefs, but because of them.
Interfaith group hosts Hill briefing on Christian nationalism
By Jack Jenkins — September 28, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Another word for this growing Christian nationalism movement is fascism,’ said author and lawyer Wajahat Ali.
