Spring Newsletter 12

  • FAQ From You: Can I set up future donations today?

    Spring is no doubt a time for wrapping things up from the past – filing tax …

  • A Note from Welton

    A few weeks ago, my scheduled appearance on The Rachel Maddow Show caused a bit of disturbance. But, it was not what you might think. My youngest grandchild, Jamieson, would not go to bed until he saw me on television. This seven year old was not just interested in seeing one of his grandparents on…

  • A Sincere Thank You to Working Assets/Credo Members!

    Interfaith Alliance Foundation was chosen in 2011 as one of the 40 recipient groups around the country to receive funding through Working Assets/CREDO’s annual giving campaign. Thanks to our members who use Working Assets/CREDO and voted for us, we received a grant of $43,541 to help with our numerous programs that help protect faith and…

  • Balancing Equally Important Priorities: The Debate over Religious Freedom and Contraception

    Reproductive health care has always been a divisive political issue, but the recent debate over contraception has created a heated frenzy like we’ve never seen before. In August of 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced guidelines – as part of the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010 – that by August…

  • Another Win in the Fight for Marriage Equality

    Supporters of marriage equality scored a significant victory in February when a three-judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Proposition 8 – a referendum passed by California voters to amend their state constitution to ban same-gender marriage after it was initially made legal by that state’s high court – violated the…

  • Countering the Destructive Effects of the Campaign Season on Religious Freedom

    If you followed the presidential primary race that has just drawn to a close, you know how extreme political statements regarding religion have gotten. “Obama’s war on religion.” “The assault on religious liberties.” “The trampling of religious freedom.” And who would have ever thought we would hear a candidate for the presidency of this nation…

  • Taking “I Spy…” to a Whole New Level

    And now, your quarterly update on who is demonizing, mischaracterizing, spying on or maligning (both intentionally and unintentionally) the American Muslim community – law enforcement edition. Over the past several months, the FBI has undertaken a large-scale review and overhaul of its training materials related to American Muslims and Islam after Wired magazine uncovered evidence…