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One Nation, All Beliefs

One Nation, All Beliefs is a limited podcast series on the separation of church and state as the basis for our most cherished American freedoms. Produced by Brad Onishi at Straight White American Jesus in partnership with Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the series highlights the voices of reproductive rights organizers, education activists, queer Black clergy, trans pastors, and progressive politicos in order to show the ways a strong separation of church and state is the shield that protects everyone’s right to live as themselves and believe as they choose — ensuring freedom without favor and equality without exception.
LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, protecting public schools, and freedom from religion – as well as freedom of religion – they all depend on a wall between church and state.
Because we want an America where:

religion does not dictate public policy;

the government does not tell Americans what to believe or how to practice their faith;

discrimination is not justified under the guise of religion.

Latest Episodes:

Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart May 04, 2023

Show notes

Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, a daughter of Detroit, is the Director for Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs for the city of Philadelphia. In this role, she serves as a public facing leader, liaison and subject matter expert for the Mayor’s Office on local and national matters that impact diverse communities of faith. She also manages the Mayor’s Commission on Interfaith Affairs.

Naomi is also an adjunct professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University, with joint affiliations with the University’s Center for Peace and Justice Education and Africana Studies program.

Naomi was most recently the Faith Work Director for the National LGBTQ Task Force, the country's oldest national LGBTQ justice and equality group. In that role, she coordinated the Task Force's public faith messaging and advocacy and leadership development work in faith communities.

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Rachel Laser - President of Americans United for Separation of Church and State May 04, 2023

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Rachel joins Brad to discuss the inspiration behind the new commitment to separation of Church and State. She provides a window into what this fight looks like on the ground - from fighting for queer couples to adopt in the Midwest to protecting gay rights in the South to making sure public school kids don't have religion invade their classrooms all over the country.

Rachel Laser is a lawyer, advocate and strategist who has dedicated her career to making our country more inclusive. She has a proven track record of uniting both faith and secular leaders and advocacy organizations to make tangible progress on some of the most important issues of our time. Watch her introduction video!

And as a religious minority – she was raised as a Reform Jew – she understands personally how much it matters that our laws treat everyone fairly and equally. She is an advocate for racial justice and has led workshops, given speeches and worked with schools and universities to challenge racism and expose privilege.

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Series Intro: The Stories We Tell May 04, 2023

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In this intro Brad discusses how and why a strong separation of church and state is the shield that protects everyone's right to live as themselves and believe as they choose — ensuring freedom without favor and equality without exception. LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, protecting public schools, and freedom from religion - as well as freedom of religion - they all depend on a wall between church and state.

And this is a great story we have to live out - one that bends the universe toward justice inch by inch.

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