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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McCain, Parsley, Hagee, and Apocalyptic Foreign Policy

He should not only reject their extremist beliefs he should reject their endorsements. No candidate should seek, celebrate, or even accept endorsements from religious leaders.

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All Comments (10)

Kevin:

Don't twist and manipulate words to your side. Don't make quotes that nobody said. McCain called Parsley A spiritual guide, not HIS spiritual guide. A and HIS have two distincly different meanings.

Gerri Allen:

This sort of information, I firmly believe needs to be circulated as widely as possible. I'm convinced that there are many people and families that do not have time or energy, after afull day's work and caring for kids and all the other things we have to do,to do more than watch the news. And we know that the mainstream media have not been keeping us informed as we need to be informed to preserve our democracy. Maybe too many of us have forgotten that a democracy depends on a well informed public. And maybe we've forgotten that in a democracy, the country gets the leaders it deserves. I do not believe that most of us deserve what's happening to us. This administration and some members of Congress (not all) are destroying not only our democracy, they are heading the whole country toward destruction.
So we need to get our own circles of information moving on these terribly important and very scary things. I'm grateful to Texas Freedom Network for forwarding this Interfaith info. to me.But you have to pay dues to get information from them and you have to pay dues to belong to the Interfaith Alliance. I received 21 requests for money from reputable NGO's the other day. Our problem is a big one since the mainstream media as well as our elected officials have betrayed us.

Roy:

Notice that O'Reilly and Hannity aren't howling about this on Faux news like they are still doing over Rev. Wright. "Fair and balanced" like my a**.

Robin Barr:

Rev. Gaddy:

You ask politicians to rise to a standard that is beyond most of them. Religion sits there as an attractive nuisance to connect them to the values of voters they need. It is too easy for a politician to travel that road and too hard to abjure it when they fear that an opponent will seize it.

Senator Obama has offered in his campaign the stronger counter to a religious appeal. Instead of declaring separation of Church and State, he has preached the value of an America united across religious, ethnic, and gender divides. By recognizing our common needs and problems we can act together to address them. The message is positive rather than lecturing. In his hands it has gained a lot of traction.

Garyd:

You are sir aware that as originally established the pupose of that wall was to protect religion from the state mot vice versa.

Edd Doerr:

Rev. Gaddy is right on target, especially regarding this country's founders' wisdom in providing for separation of church and state in our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Would that all politicians remember the wisdom of the Congress in 1952 that approved the constitution for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with its ringing declaration that "There shall be complete separation of church and state."

Edd Doerr, President, Americans for Religious Liberty

Angela:

I don't agree with your saying that McCain should denounce Parsley or John Hagee. Different denouncements for different folks; that's what you're saying: how about Obama. Get Real; God's kingdom will come and His will be done...no matter what anyone believes or not believes...Ear tickling messages is all I hear and people pleasers instead of God pleasers...

GoseEscom:

Хотел бы поделиться своим способом знакомства где я нашел 2 половинку, многие рассуждают что это не реально , но посудите сами вы просто физически можете не встретиться в этой жизни по ряду многих проблем, но вы даже не догодаетесь что есть челоек созданный для вас, я перепробовал много способом и скажу самый простой и не навязчивый способ это сайт http://www.1lovestory.ru/ желаю и вам счастья найти тут. По доброй души от всего сердца ваш доброжелатель) регистрируйтесь и начните жить)

lmao:

thank goodness secular supporters/advisors are grounded in more "earthly" issues and unfettered by ideology. wouldn't want to bar them from the conversation...now would we? I'm not a religious person...but even I can see what a pathethic post Rev Wrong stab this post is.

GAryd:

nonsense. Should Obama reject the tacit endorsement of the Daily Kos and the Huffington post?

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