- August 17, 2025
An Unlikely Social Justice Warrior: Muslim Feminist Ani Zonneveld
This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush sits down with Ani Zonneveld, feminist Muslim activist, musician, and Grammy-winning songwriter. Ani’s
An ethnic cleansing of Muslims is happening right now in India’s Assam state
(RNS) — In India’s northeastern state of Assam, a brutal campaign of displacement is underway. Thousands of families, mostly Bengali-origin Muslims, have been stripped of
A Conversation With John Fugelsang
This week on The State of Belief, truth through comedy. Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes comedic genius John Fugelsang, author of the new book Separation
Palestinian nonviolent activist killed by Israeli settler is buried after IDF releases body
(RNS) — Awdah Hathaleen, a well-known West Bank Palestinian activist shot and killed by an Israeli settler on July 28, was buried Thursday (Aug. 7),
Shaken by ICE raids, pastors rethink ministries
(RNS) — When the Rev. Tanya Lopez talks about the day in June when she had to confront masked agents in her church parking lot,
Opus Dei Catholic who led Dallas ICE lawyers now defends immigrants
(RNS) — When Paul Hunker approached Dallas Bishop Edward Burns to introduce himself at the bishop’s 2017 installation Mass, he did so almost “sheepishly.” Hunker,
Belmont University conducts review after DEI complaints from MAGA pols
(RNS) — A prominent Christian college in Nashville, Tennessee, has hired an outside consultant to review its policies after politicians allied with President Donald Trump
Jay Michaelson and the Epstein Cover-up
We are back from a brief summer break, and are ready to hit the ground running! This week on The State of Belief, the
LA pastor on hunger strike to protest ICE’s detainment of Iranian Christians
WASHINGTON (RNS) — About a month ago, Pastor Ara Torosian received a frantic call from one of his congregants in Los Angeles. Armed authorities were
For the young and Buddhist-curious, a moment of modern mindfulness
NEW YORK (RNS) — New York Zendo Shobo-ji was quiet on a Saturday morning in late June, far removed from the muted hum and chatter