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July 27, 2022: Mother Jones: “Alito Was Using Phrases We Had Invented as Bumper-Sticker Slogans in a Supreme Court Decision”
I knew the organization well, having served on the board for many years, including a stint as chair, before succeeding The Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy following his retirement in 2014. Feb 27, 2015: Interfaith Alliance: First Same-Sex Couple Married in Texas: Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend on State of Belief Radio This Week
This week on State of Belief, the weekly radio show of Interfaith Alliance, host Reverend Welton Gaddy welcomes Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend. Jan 10, 2015: State of Belief: “Fix society, please” – responding to a transgender suicide This week on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, our host, Rev. Welton Gaddy, examines how families and congregations can best support transgender youth; explores how Louisiana politics impact national politics (viz. Rep. Steve Scalise, Gov. Bobby Jindal); and with the Feast of the Three Kings just behind us, a book that presents ancient writings to argue the Epiphany story has a message far beyond the Christian faith. Aug 24, 2016: Baptist Global News: New Baptist Covenant links white, black churches in ministry
“I honestly think silence of the church in this era is not dissimilar from the silence of the church in the Civil Rights Movement,” Trey Lyon, pastor of communication and engagement at Park Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta, said Aug. 20 on State of Belief Radio with former Interfaith Alliance head Welton Gaddy. Jan 16, 2016: State of Belief: January 16, 2016 – Celebrating our Ten Year Anniversary by remembering our past and looking ahead to the future We’ll begin the show with a clip from our first episode- an interview with the iconic newsman and tireless religious freedom advocate Walter Cronkite. Our host, Rev. Welton Gaddy, will then sit down with the key players who helped us get on the air in 2006- Thaler Pekar, who today is with the Thaler Pekar & Partners communication firm, and Isaac-Davy Aronson, now producer of the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. And, finally, Rabbi Jack Moline, Interfaith Alliance’s executive director, will look forward to the challenges religious freedom faces in 2016 and how, together, we can overcome them. |
The Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy is president of Interfaith Alliance, a national, non-partisan grassroots organization that celebrates religious freedom by championing individual rights, promoting policies that protect both religion and democracy, and uniting diverse voices to challenge extremism. Dr. Gaddy also serves as the Pastor for Preaching and Worship at Northminster (Baptist) Church in Monroe, Louisiana, and he is the author of over 20 books addressing religion in American life.
State of Belief is a weekly radio program on seven U.S. radio stations and the Internet, hosted by Rev. Welton Gaddy, president of Interfaith Alliance. The show discusses religion from a progressive perspective, where the emphasis is on compassion for the poor and needy. The show also emphasizes tolerance towards all religions and looks for the commonality among them. The one-hour program was launched on January 15, 2006, and was broadcast on the now-defunct Air America Radio network. Interfaith Alliance is an interfaith organization in the United States founded in 1994. Its stated goal is to protect faith and freedom by respecting individual rights, protecting the boundaries between religion and government, and uniting diverse voices to challenge extremism and build common ground. 
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Sept 13, 2014: Star Advertiser: Group to honor social justice reformers
Set for 5:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, the event will feature the theme "Transformation to a Better World" and the Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Washington, D.C.-based national Interfaith Alliance organization.
May 9, 2014: Associated Baptist Press: Gaddy retiring as head of Interfaith Alliance
Welton Gaddy, a Baptist pastor and past president of the Alliance of Baptists, is stepping down after 16 years at the helm of the Interfaith Alliance
Set for 5:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, the event will feature the theme "Transformation to a Better World" and the Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Washington, D.C.-based national Interfaith Alliance organization.
May 9, 2014: Associated Baptist Press: Gaddy retiring as head of Interfaith Alliance
Welton Gaddy, a Baptist pastor and past president of the Alliance of Baptists, is stepping down after 16 years at the helm of the Interfaith Alliance