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I.R.S. Support for Political Endorsement by Houses of Worship Erodes Critical Boundary Between Religion and Government
WASHINGTON – Interfaith Alliance, a national leader in defending religious freedom and inclusive multi-faith democracy, is deeply concerned by a new I.R.S. court filing that says churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations from the pulpit. This action by the Trump Administration violates the fundamental purpose and spirit of the Johnson Amendment, a decades-old ban on political campaigning and endorsement by non-profits, including houses of worship.
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Interfaith Alliance Announces Partnership with Religion News Service to Distribute Long-Running Religion and Democracy Podcast
Interfaith Alliance partners with Religion News Service to distribute the long-running State of Belief podcast focusing on religion and democracy, featuring impactful voices across the nation.
Interfaith Alliance Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Pausing Suspension Of Abortion Pill
Religious freedom advocates celebrate the Supreme Court's decision to stay a ruling blocking access to the abortion medication mifepristone. The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush comments on the ruling's implications for reproductive and religious freedom.
Abortion Pill Suspension Contradicts Beliefs of Most People of Faith, Says Interfaith Leader
The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush criticizes the decision to halt FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, calling it a violation of religious freedom and highlighting the need for reproductive rights.
Rev. Paul Raushenbush on CNN
On February 10, 2025, Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush - president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance - appeared on CNN discussing Trump's creation of a task force to investigate the federal government's "targeting" of Christians.
‘No one asked for this’: Protests against Trump to coincide with DC military parade
Dan Ronan
WTOP News
At Philadelphia's ‘No Kings’ protest, faith leaders urge crowd to 'rebuke hate'
Jack Jenkins
Religion News Service
Religious leaders protest cuts to Medicaid, SNAP in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Lauren Irwin
Deseret News
US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example
Luis Andres Henao, Deepa Bharath
Associated Press
Courage and dignity needed in fight for equality, Raushenbush says
Jeff Brumley
Baptist News Global