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Utah Hosts Two Different Global Gatherings
On this episode of State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly
radio show and podcast, Rev. Welton Gaddy takes a closer look at two
global gatherings taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah over a span of
just two weeks. Last weekend, 10,000 representatives of 50 different
faith traditions travelled to the Parliament of the World’s Religions in
Salt Lake City for a global discussion on interfaith initiatives. This
weekend, the World Congress of Families will also hold a global
gathering in Salt Lake City, but instead will be meeting to promote an
exclusive, discriminatory vision of religion. Eric Ethington of
Political Research Associates join us to address how PRA works to expose
the ways in which the religious right, including the World Congress of
Families, regularly undermines civil society and human rights. Later,
Rev. Mark Luens, Board Chair of Interfaith Alliance of Long Island, New
York, will speak about his experience at the Parliament of the World’s
Religions. Also on the show, we will talk with the newly appointed
editor-in-chief of Religion News Service, Jerome Socolovsky, focusing on
his experience with religion journalism and how it has prepared him for
this new role.
World Congress of Families to Preach Hate and Intolerance at World Gathering
A so called pro-family entity, the World Congress of Families, will meet
this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. Labeled a “hate group” by the
Southern Poverty Law Center, the WCF has promoted hate in a number of
foreign countries, especially towards the LGBT community. Non-profit
organization Political Research Associates has long kept its eye on the WCF. Eric Ethington
joins us to discuss the work of the WCF in its undermining of human
rights around the globe. He’ll discuss the WCF’s global gathering this
weekend, which is being held in the U.S. for the first time, and some of
the resources that PRA and the Southern Poverty Law Center have
assembled to help educate Americans about this dangerous group and their
destructive agenda.
Religion News Service Appoints Veteran Journalist and Broadcaster as Editor-In-Chief
RNS has been a vital resource for us since the start of the show. In an
age when a religion is present in so many events around the world, it is
more important than ever to have a religion news source that is
resolutely secular, objective, and non-sectarian. The appointment of Jerome Socolovsky as editor-in-chief of RNS
is exciting news for our community. Jerome is an award-winning veteran
religion correspondent for Voice of America Radio, who has also worked
for NPR and the Associated Press. Jerome joins Welton to discuss this
recent announcement, his career so far, and his priorities for fostering
excellence in religion journalism.
Parliament of the World’s Religions Embraces Different Countries and Faiths
The Parliament of the World’s Religions offers a different perspective
on faith than does the World Congress of Families who are preparing for
their own gathering this weekend. The individuals at this gathering
represented 80 different countries, and an equally diverse group of
faiths. The Rev. Mark Lukens, a pastor in the United Church of Christ and Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Interfaith Alliance of Long Island,
joins us on State of Belief this week to discuss his experience at the
gathering in Salt Lake City. Mark will discuss the goals of the
Parliament of the World’s Religions, and the activities that he was
involved in at the gathering.
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By Utah Hosts Two Different Global Gatherings
On this episode of State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly
radio show and podcast, Rev. Welton Gaddy takes a closer look at two
global gatherings taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah over a span of
just two weeks. Last weekend, 10,000 representatives of 50 different
faith traditions travelled to the Parliament of the World’s Religions in
Salt Lake City for a global discussion on interfaith initiatives. This
weekend, the World Congress of Families will also hold a global
gathering in Salt Lake City, but instead will be meeting to promote an
exclusive, discriminatory vision of religion. Eric Ethington of
Political Research Associates join us to address how PRA works to expose
the ways in which the religious right, including the World Congress of
Families, regularly undermines civil society and human rights. Later,
Rev. Mark Luens, Board Chair of Interfaith Alliance of Long Island, New
York, will speak about his experience at the Parliament of the World’s
Religions. Also on the show, we will talk with the newly appointed
editor-in-chief of Religion News Service, Jerome Socolovsky, focusing on
his experience with religion journalism and how it has prepared him for
this new role.
World Congress of Families to Preach Hate and Intolerance at World Gathering
A so called pro-family entity, the World Congress of Families, will meet
this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. Labeled a “hate group” by the
Southern Poverty Law Center, the WCF has promoted hate in a number of
foreign countries, especially towards the LGBT community. Non-profit
organization Political Research Associates has long kept its eye on the WCF. Eric Ethington
joins us to discuss the work of the WCF in its undermining of human
rights around the globe. He’ll discuss the WCF’s global gathering this
weekend, which is being held in the U.S. for the first time, and some of
the resources that PRA and the Southern Poverty Law Center have
assembled to help educate Americans about this dangerous group and their
destructive agenda.
Religion News Service Appoints Veteran Journalist and Broadcaster as Editor-In-Chief
RNS has been a vital resource for us since the start of the show. In an
age when a religion is present in so many events around the world, it is
more important than ever to have a religion news source that is
resolutely secular, objective, and non-sectarian. The appointment of Jerome Socolovsky as editor-in-chief of RNS
is exciting news for our community. Jerome is an award-winning veteran
religion correspondent for Voice of America Radio, who has also worked
for NPR and the Associated Press. Jerome joins Welton to discuss this
recent announcement, his career so far, and his priorities for fostering
excellence in religion journalism.
Parliament of the World’s Religions Embraces Different Countries and Faiths
The Parliament of the World’s Religions offers a different perspective
on faith than does the World Congress of Families who are preparing for
their own gathering this weekend. The individuals at this gathering
represented 80 different countries, and an equally diverse group of
faiths. The Rev. Mark Lukens, a pastor in the United Church of Christ and Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Interfaith Alliance of Long Island,
joins us on State of Belief this week to discuss his experience at the
gathering in Salt Lake City. Mark will discuss the goals of the
Parliament of the World’s Religions, and the activities that he was
involved in at the gathering.