C. Welton Gaddy

C. Welton Gaddy

Leader of the Interfaith Alliance

The Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy leads the nonpartisan educational organizations the Interfaith Alliance and the Interfaith Alliance Foundation, and hosts the latter's national weekly radio show, State of Belief. The “On Faith” panelist also serves as pastor for preaching and worship at Northminster (Baptist) Church in Monroe, La. Gaddy has written more than 20 books, which reflect his interest in the intersection of religion, media and activism as well as his progressive view of the Baptist church, including: I Give You My Word: Sharing the Language of Life with Walter Cronkite; Faith and Politics: What's a Christian to Do ?; Adultery and Grace: the Ultimate Scandal ; and A Love Affair With God: Finding Freedom & Intimacy in Prayer . Gaddy also is one of 20 religious members of the Council of 100 leaders, a group created by the World Economic Forum to foster dialogue between Western and Muslim countries. He has served in leadership roles at the national Alliance of Baptists, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Commission of Christian Ethics of the Baptist World Alliance, Board of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Pastoral Leadership Commission of the Baptist World Alliance, and Southern Baptist Convention. The Interfaith Alliance was created in 1994 to celebrate religious freedom and to challenge the bigotry and hatred arising from religious and political extremism infiltrating American politics. Today, The Interfaith Alliance has 185,000 members across the country representing 75 faith traditions a well as those of no faith tradition. It is supported by 47 local activist groups and a cyber-network of 45,000 people. Gaddy earned his undergraduate degree from Union University in Tennessee and his doctoral degree and divinity training from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Close.

C. Welton Gaddy

Leader of the Interfaith Alliance

The Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy leads the nonpartisan educational organizations the Interfaith Alliance and the Interfaith Alliance Foundation, and hosts the latter's national weekly radio show, State of Belief. more »

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No Religious Litmus Tests

As for Jesus and the United States presidency, I think he would take a pass knowing that his broad-based advocacy work requires a change in people’s hearts as well as their politics.

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All Comments (23)

Luther E. Franklin:

Finally . . . reasonable, encouraging, uplifting comments in this era tainted by religious fanaticism. Thank you.

hakelminopuv:

government and army didnt study Enoch, and they dont know much before Noah.

if you tell them what is enough and fault, it wont work. in Turkey Enoch is not studied, even at universities. they dont have the wisdom and consciousness of Enoch. they dont know why corpses are graved into the earth.

when do Souls come into the body made from Earth and sperm and blood? they shall learn then.

hakelminopuv:

i didnt receive any money from Presidency or any other authority and i didnt call any one on mobile phone, and didnt send emails either.

hakelminopuv:

GAZI, "safe after war", Council of Turkey announced all representatives GAZI, where is the war?
GAZA, safe after Turks stopped


Williams Bush,

now that we have our new President, where is Hugo Chavez? where is Dick Cheney?

could We watch Presidents addressing on Tv live in stead of their physical visits?
every house has a television and a channel may be appointed to Presidents live

this government and army are still after the family who tortured FAmily of Ahmet
they are still after Ottomans, and they dont heal any date in history

they are still after father-damned Yildirim Byzd, and father-damned FAtih Sultan Mehmet

this government and army are still against Ali, though Ataturk was after Ali too.
this army and government are against Ali Pakistan and are for torturing diseased infected Ottoman Islam.

so atom bomb in Pakistan and new government shall be threatening for this army and government
because this army and government are not for wisdom, are not for peace, are not for Family of Ahmet
but for ottomans who were after who tortured Grandsons of Ahmet and Constantinopolians and Europeans.

the army didnt heal Ataturk and the government didnt heal faith
and faith and Ataturk are after Ali, Son-of-Uncle of Ahmet prophet, the Door and Key of the city of wisdom.

Williams Bush,

what do You know about Admiral Ilhami Erdil, before and after 1999 August?
as i talk to You, please talk to army and government, if You heal beforehand, we shall be firsthand.

Roy:

How cute. Jozvez found a new font on his computer.

rureferats:

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rureferats:

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rureferats:

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rureferats:

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rureferats:

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rureferats:

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rureferats:

Студенческий ресурс. У нас всегда самая свежая база рефератов, курсовых и сочинетий.
Самые лучшие, редкие и качественные курсовые, рефераты и сочинения есть только у нас! Мы стремимся помочь тем кто хочет учится на отлично!

rureferats:

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Самые лучшие, редкие и качественные курсовые, рефераты и сочинения есть только на нашем портале! Мы стремимся помочь тем кто хочет учится на отлично!

rureferats:

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Самые лучшие, редкие и качественные курсовые, рефераты и сочинения есть только на нашем портале! Мы стремимся помочь тем кто хочет учится на отлично!

rureferats:

Студенческий портал. На нашем портале всегда самая свежая база рефератов, курсовых и сочинетий.
Самые лучшие, редкие и качественные курсовые, рефераты и сочинения есть только на нашем сайте! Мы стремимся помочь тем кто хочет учится на отлично!

Roy:

Jesus would "take a pass" on Bush's approval of torture, pre-emptive war, Blackwater atrocities, capital punishment, neochristian intolerance of gays and anyone else different, racist neocon scapegoating of Mexicans, Mormons electroshocking homosexuals, abortion, and the Pope's Cardinals hiding pedophiles?

How convenient. Like the mainstream American Christian churches since before they had an opportunity to speak out on Vietnam, Jesus, of course, would not want to risk offending any of his constituents.

alkanlevent:


Dog in the House of MAgician, Scotland, Kenya, Endonesia, Chicago, Colombia State, Armenia, Oprah Winfrey, Secret, Israel, Turkey, Islam, Christianity, Africa, Black, Mexico, Missisippi, i cant remember about Barack Obama much.

Hillary Clinton, Ubuntu, France.

"Ol Maya Devlet Cihanda Bir Nefes Sihhat Gibi".
Kanuni Sultan Suleyman, Letter to France,

the fermentation for health is a breath.
the fermentation for stand-up on EArth is health from a breath.

with arabic letters, "Gibi" may be read as "from nowhere". sometimes fermentation is so tiny. sometimes breath is so deep and long.

this is what we learned from France, and this is what we thank for to West, for the Sun Rice and the Letters, for each and every one.

what shall be in the space shuttle this time? CERN Key and Control Equipment? or microbiology for the athmosphere?

let me not keep You busy, we are already here. shall there be any more experiments or shall we pay more gold for Your experiments, we are in Lydia, ah shall You put Gold to the Athmosphere! oh my God! the gold worth 160G USD from the basement of world trade center? yakisir da isir mi acaba? Almanlar da altin tozlari dokuyor ama nafile. NArnia Gunluklerini bir daha mi okusaniz acaba? Tomb Cruise cagirsaniz?

bukemedigin bilegi opucen arkadas, etek opmekle asinmadi. uzay dolmusunu da yalayacak degiliz herhalde. ama uzaya giderken yollar cok asinmis cok!

alkanlevent:


St Germain is known with Israel and Mercury. St Germain is known with Armenia and Shakespeare. who is Mercury? Hermes? Russia? Masonry? United Kingdom? who is the Tradesman? where is Venice? who did develop the Messenger satellite?

i know Flax Seeds and Health. because i was cold many times from the lungs. what is the flax seeds? the source of Opium? where is Afghanistan? where is Vatican? where is Holland? where is Tulip? where is rose? where is Greek Roman Iran?

wheere is ısrael and Jewish-Roman war, where is Baal and hanibal? where is France and phoneicians? what is the Mediterranean Union? where is USA, Williams Bush? space? daughters in India are murdered while they are in space? do You like transcendental meditation? or is it just for NASA?

alkanlevent:

who are You, Williams Bush? USA is known with St Germain. so You are the ...

alkanlevent:

in ITU is the Voice Engineering. in Yeditepe is the first private Turkish Music Department.

litmus test! by a paper for acid and base?

ocsalid acid from "R.acetosella, EAR of LAMB" heals the wound of Yavuz Sultan Selim "ringed in the ear" , father of KAnuni Sultan Suleyman, who took Inheritance of Ahmet prophet to Istanbul, had made wars against Egypt and Iran, son of Fatih Sultan Mehmet "smelling rose".

Kanuni had given Tulip to Holland. Temple of Solemon. Jews from Endulus Spain had come. France knows very well. capitulations. Endulus is after the family who had poisoned Ahmet prophet, Cebeli TArik, the gate of Mediterranean Sea to Atlantean Ocean.

Erythrolein.

alkanlevent:

in KAdikoy MAarif College, teachers of history in the last two terms were sending me to buy thin dough layers to have "borek" with cheese potatoes or spinach or meat, MILFOY HAMUR. one of them was tall and veins-visible, she was standing by me during the lessons.

one of them was with a violet area on her face, with opticals, she was sitting on the table. there was a fat teacher of history, she was so cheereful and i was cheating in the exams from the books under the desk in the bag. teacher of chemistry a relative of my mother from Eskisehir had sent me to a class for electrons of elements during bonds. teacher of maths died of breast cancer. she had given maths books to me, i had studied Cahit Arf Circles. psychology-philosophy-logic teacher had told about schisophrenia. and i was reading Nermi Uygur, linguist.

did i talk about covalent bonds?


BGone:

I didn't look at your video yet but will take your word for it. The problems caused by merging religion and politics is a severe one for it defeats democracy. On that I find no grounds for disagreement.

It's a ridiculous question but in light of today's politics it had to be asked. Can't blame anyone for not liking to answer it but the forces of evil, those who say Jesus is already king of America demand it be asked and answered their way, establish the kingdom of God right here right now and put their significant minister at it's head while we anxiously await the return of Jesus to claim His throne.

They don't actually want Billy Graham or his heir to the throne of absolute righteousness to be king but only dictate public policy. The late Jerry Falwell indicated a public tithe was his idea of how to get America on the right track. Ill wager your group is as worried about that as mine be it for radically different reasons -first they dictate to me, (I need it) and then straighten your dogma out along with throw you out altogether. You're lucky, only get thrown out. I'm betting they plan to hang me -give me a chance to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior...maybe.

Jennie:

It would be helpful for readers if the OnFaith site could frame their "question" posts with the original question! Alternately, I'd encourage all of the panelists to restate the question at the beginning of the post. Since I came to this post through my feed reader, I have no context for Rev. Gaddy's commentary. This happens more often than not with OnFaith blogs, and it's very frustrating.

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