Spring Newsletter 10
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State of Belief remains in production!
You’ve probably heard that Air America, State of Belief’s former network, has filed for bankruptcy and …
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Something is rotten in the state of Texas
On March 11th, the Texas State Board of Education (Texas SBOE) voted on a variety of amendments to the state social studies, world history and U.S. government curricula. Prepare to be appalled at the outcomes. As reported by the Texas Freedom Network, the Board voted to: – Remove Thomas Jefferson from the world history curriculum on…
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Religious freedom for all – except our troops?
Servicemen and women are often viewed as “ultimate” Americans. Their patriotism drives them not only to perform a citizen’s basic duties, but to take on the additional responsibility of physically putting themselves between the rights and freedoms of Americans and those who would alter or restrict those freedoms. It’s logical to assume that such champions would themselves…
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A Letter from Welton
“Did you accomplish anything this week?” That question is posed to me every weekend by one or more people. Often the answer is “yes,” though my sense of accomplishment varies. Earlier this month, on March 9th, that query raced through my head as I spent most of the day in a meeting in an office…
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Military arms no place for scripture
Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ found on military equipment? It seems like something you might read about in a Dan Brown novel. But earlier this year, an ABC News investigation discovered these references on rifle sights used by the U.S. military. A troubling discovery to say the least, and an outrageous…
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Spotlight on…Norma Cohen: An Interfaith Life Well Lived
In February, we lost one of Interfaith Alliance’s great organizers. Norma Cohen, a retired clinical social …
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LEADD celebrates its fifth anniversary
In 2005, when a small group of students, volunteer faculty and staff met in Tennessee to discuss the lack of what folks used to call “civics” in our public schools, they didn’t know that five years later they would have built a program that encompassed 156 alumni from more than 25 faith traditions, including those…