Next time on State of Belief Radio: the president signs the Respect for Marriage Act into law.

For millions of American families, their status and safety is no longer in the hands of a potentially politicized Supreme Court. We’ll look at how we got here – and how essential a broad religious coalition in support of the Respect for Marriage Act was to its passage – with the Rev. Traci Blackmon, Associate General Minister of the United Church of Christ.

I’ll also talk with Mary Bonauto, Civil Rights Project Director at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, and Interfaith Alliance Director of Policy and Advocacy Katy Joseph. The intersectional network that came together in support of this legislation is poised to continue its advocacy… And with opposition so often deployed in the courts, she can talk to what legal strategies are most likely to effectively support continuing progress.

And we'll hear the reaction of Father James Martin, editor-at-large at America Magazine and a leading Catholic voice for inclusion of LGBT persons in the life of the Church.