State of Belief
Encyclopedia
State of Belief is a weekly radio program
on four 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.
Radio programming
Radio programming is the Broadcast programming of a Radio format or content that is organized for Commercial broadcasting and Public broadcasting radio stations....
on four U.S. radio stations and the Internet, hosted by Rev. Welton Gaddy, president of Interfaith Alliance.
The show discusses religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
from a progressive
Progressivism in the United States
Progressivism in the United States is a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century and is generally considered to be middle class and reformist in nature. It arose as a response to the vast changes brought by modernization, such as the growth of large...
perspective, where the emphasis is on compassion for the poor and needy. The show also emphasizes tolerance towards all religions
Religious toleration
Toleration is "the practice of deliberately allowing or permitting a thing of which one disapproves. One can meaningfully speak of tolerating, ie of allowing or permitting, only if one is in a position to disallow”. It has also been defined as "to bear or endure" or "to nourish, sustain or preserve"...
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.
Stations
As of January 25, 2011, State of Belief is carried on the following stations:- Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
: Green 1640 1640 AM, Saturday 10 am and Sunday 7 pm - Bellingham, WA: KBAIKBAIKBAI is a 1 kW radio station broadcasting a progressive talk format. Licensed to Bellingham, Washington. The station serves the Whatcom County area...
930 AM, Sunday 6 am - Madison, WisconsinMadison, WisconsinMadison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
: WXXMWXXMWXXM is a radio station owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications and serving the Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area. The station airs a progressive talk format, and is noted for surviving a planned 2007 format change from that format to all-sports radio after an organized outpouring...
92.1 FM, Sunday 6 pm - Southbridge, MassachusettsSouthbridge, MassachusettsThe Town of Southbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,719 at the 2010 census.-History:...
: WQVR The Eye 1640 AM, Friday 7 pm, Saturday 4 am