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Read the latest press releases, blog posts, and State of Belief episodes from our team in Washington, D.C., our network of faith leaders and affiliates across the United States.
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Same-Gender Marriage & Religious Freedom: A Call to Quiet Conversations and Public Debates
First published in 2009 and then again in 2013, this report makes the case that the United States can respect both civil marriage equality and religious freedom. It was the result of years of dialogue with affirming and non-affirming religious leaders.
Trump DOJ Report on “Anti-Christian Bias” Is Abominably Hypocritical
Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom and civil rights, today denounced a new report by the Trump Department of Justice’s “anti-Christian bias task force,” which absurdly accused the Biden Administration of “radical efforts to punish Christians.”
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Interfaith Alliance Calls on DOJ to Prosecute ICE Cruelty
Interfaith Alliance joined over forty civil-rights groups in urging the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division to independently investigate recent federal shootings of civilians by immigration agents, and shortly after DOJ announced a civil-rights probe into the Minneapolis killing of Alex Pretti by federal officers
Jewish-Muslim Solidarity: Moral Witness in Pressing Times
Highlights from a Capitol Hill briefing on Jewish-Muslim solidarity as a defense against authoritarianism, featuring prominent Muslim and Jewish leaders and lawmakers. With discussion and inspiration from host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush and interfaith organizer Maggie Siddiqi.
Interfaith Alliance Challenges Shameful New Attack on Marriage Equality
After a coalition of 47 anti-LGBTQ+ organizations announced this week the launch of a new campaign to end marriage equality in the US, Interfaith Alliance is making clear that diverse faith communities and traditions across the country reject this hateful discrimination and will do everything in their power to defend couples and families from this attack on their fundamental freedoms.
Announcing the 2025-2026 Interfaith Leadership Network Fellows
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.
Pluralism is Democracy in Action
On July 4, America will mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. That day in 1776, the nation’s founders put forward a bold vision for a new democratic experiment, one rooted in shared values, with power derived from the people rather than imposed by a monarch or religious authority: