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West End Strategy Team
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West End Strategy Team

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DOD Faith List Cuts are Latest Escalation in Trump Administration’s Christian Nationalist Crusade
June 5, 2026

DOD Faith List Cuts are Latest Escalation in Trump Administration’s Christian Nationalist Crusade

Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom and multi-faith democracy, today condemned the Department of Defense’s (DOD) decision to reduce the number of recognized religious faiths and belief systems in military records from 211 to 31.

The Hill: Trump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Nation at Prayer Rally in D.C.
May 18, 2026

The Hill: Trump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Nation at Prayer Rally in D.C.

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Media Coverage
July 9, 2025

MSNBC (Op-Ed): This IRS move will pressure more preachers to praise Donald Trump

Media Coverage
July 9, 2025

Baptist News Global: Trump administration says it won’t enforce Johnson Amendment

Press Release
July 8, 2025

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.

Media Coverage
July 3, 2025

Baptist News Global: Fight against federal school vouchers isn’t dead yet

Media Coverage
July 1, 2025

Baptist News Global: Supreme Court sides with parents who object to LGBTQ-themed books

Media Coverage
June 30, 2025

Word&Way: Cooperative Baptists Remember Historical Injustices, Confront Contemporary Ones

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.

In the media

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Texas Rep. James Talarico calls Democrats' redistricting exodus an act of faith
Adelle Banks
Religion News Service
IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates. Miami faith leaders weigh in
Lauren Costantino
Miami Herald
Keep politics out of parishes, nonprofits say in letter to Trump
Kelsey Reichmann
Courthouse News Service
Maggie Siddiqi Talks Faith, Solidarity and Organizing
Zoe Sullivan
WORT 89.9
US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example
Luis Andres Henao, Deepa Bharath
Associated Press