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We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new Interfaith Alliance blog! This exciting addition to our online presence will be your go-to source for the latest updates, insights, and resources related to our mission of fostering a resilient, inclusive democracy and countering Christian nationalism. With new posts each week, we aim to keep you informed and engaged with the critical issues surrounding religious freedom, civil rights, and the dynamic intersections of faith and democracy.
At Interfaith Alliance, our mission is to build powerful alliances among people of diverse faiths and beliefs to ensure that America's promise of religious freedom and civil rights is upheld for everyone. Our blog will reflect this mission by offering a platform for advocacy, mobilization, and education. We’ll also raise awareness about the harms of religious extremism and Christian nationalism, which threaten our rights and freedoms.
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What’s Happening in Texas is a Moral Outrage
In Tom Stoppard’s play Jumpers, he penned the line: “It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting.” In our democratic republic, the way in which votes are counted decides who represents us, whose votes matter. President Trump is currently working with allies in state legislatures across the country to change where votes in their states are counted, in an undemocratic attempt to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections by building on years of attacks on decades-old voter protection laws. For decades, elected officials have attempted to gerrymander districts in their respective states in order to maintain their party’s political power, but never has a president publicly strategized on how to use ad-hoc redistricting in order to maintain his political power.
Texas Faith Communities Fight Against Mandated Ten Commandment Displays
Texans of all faiths are uniting in filing a lawsuit against Senate Bill No. 10 (S.B. 10), which requires Texas public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. The bill specifically mandates the display must be at least sixteen by twenty inches, hung in a "conspicuous space,” and follow a specific phrasing most commonly aligned with Protestant beliefs.
Faith leaders have an important role in fighting hate speech
Recently, the Sure Foundation Baptist Church (SFBC) in Indianapolis held a sermon in which the preacher called for the government to institute the death penalty for the LGBTQ+ community. Despite heavy criticism from the Indianapolis community for its hateful remark, the church has refused to back down, instead celebrating the exposure that the incident has brought.