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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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Advocacy
September 3, 2025

130+ Religious Organizations Say NO to DC Takeover

As one of the organizational co-chairs of Faithful Democracy, Interfaith Alliance led a powerful letter to Congressional leadership this Tuesday—joined by over 130 faith-based organizations—expressing alarm at the federal takeover of D.C.'s police and calling for Congressional support to protect the District’s autonomy and advance statehood.

Advocacy
August 26, 2025

Interfaith Alliance Joins Brief Defending Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy for Minors

Interfaith Alliance joined an amicus brief urging SCOTUS to uphold Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy.

Research
July 31, 2025

What is Happening with the Johnson Amendment?

Answers to commonly asked questions about the Johnson Amendment and the IRS legal filing arguing that religious leaders could endorse political candidates in houses of worship without losing their tax-exempt status, officially breaking with more than seventy years of legal precedent prohibiting churches and nonprofits from officially endorsing political candidates.

Press Release
July 30, 2025

Over 1,000 Charitable Nonprofits Launch National Sign-On Letter to Defend Nonpartisanship and Public Trust

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Interfaith Alliance, the National Council of Nonprofits, American Humanist Association, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Independent Sector, Public Citizen, and other leading nonprofit organizations launched a national sign-on letter addressed to President Trump.

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Media Coverage
March 13, 2025

Newsweek: Dismantling Public Education Is Dismantling Religious Freedom for Our Students | Opinion

Analysis
March 12, 2025

The Budget Resolution of Dissolution

The U.S. House of Representatives 2025 continuing resolution to fund the federal government,which passed the House on Monday, includes substantial spending cuts, particularly targeting LGBTQ freedom, Medicaid and other social services, and potentially religious freedom which will have a profound impact on vulnerable populations and the thousands of organizations that support them.

Press Release
March 12, 2025

Interfaith Alliance Condemns Trump’s Steps to Dismantle Department of Education, End Essential Services for Students to Fund Tax Cuts for Billionaires

Press Release
March 11, 2025

Interfaith Alliance Condemns Trump Admin’s Unjust Detention of Activist Mahmoud Khalil

Media Coverage
March 10, 2025

Financial Times: Disruption in the classroom: Trump faces battle to scrap education department

State of Belief
March 10, 2025

Jeff Sharlet: The Slow Civil War Is Speeding Up

This week on The State of Belief, Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with writer Jeff Sharlet. Jeff evaluates how quickly Christian Nationalism has moved from the fringes to the mainstream, and warns of how far our democracy could erode.