I stood on the patio of the Trump National Doral resort in Miami, Florida, last year watching a woman in a QAnon shirt get baptized in a small inflatable pool while a line of people waited to be healed by a far-right conspiracy peddling “prophet.” Attending the ReAwaken America Tour (headlined by disgraced general Michael Flynn) and a “Pastors for Trump” event there was an eye-opening experience for me: one-third pandemic lies, one-third election denialism, and one-third Christian revival...

Interfaith Alliance is proud to announce the 2025–2026 cohort of the Interfaith Leadership Network, an extraordinary group of clergy, pro-democracy advocates, and community leaders advancing civil rights, inclusive religious freedom, and democracy in communities across the country. Through practical support, funding, and a powerful peer network, these fellows will mobilize interfaith collaboration to confront urgent local challenges and strengthen a pluralistic democracy.

Over its first year, the Trump administration has weaponized religion to advance a white Christian nationalist agenda, attacking faith leaders, houses of worship, immigrants, and religious minorities while undermining core principles of religious freedom. Even as federal power has been used to intimidate and exclude, faith communities across traditions have mobilized to defend democracy, pluralism, and the right of all people to practice their beliefs.