News & Updates

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.

Featured Posts

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.

View All
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Advocacy
February 5, 2025

New Interfaith Alliance Memo Details Trump Admin’s Attacks on Faith Communities

Trump announced at the National Prayer Prayer Breakfast an EO on countering ‘anti Christian bias,’ yet Interfaith Alliance is calling out the Trump administration for “incendiary and unprecedented attacks on faith communities”.

State of Belief
February 4, 2025

The Trump administration’s threats to education and religious freedom

This week on The State of Belief, Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush sits down with Maggie Siddiqi, Interfaith Alliance’s new senior fellow, to discuss the battle for religious freedom, democracy, and education. From Trump’s push to dismantle the Department of Education to the power of interfaith coalition-building, Maggie offers sharp insights on protecting equity and inclusion. Listen now and subscribe for weekly conversations that matter.

State of Belief
February 1, 2025

Can Religion Save Democracy? Maggie Siddiqi on Pluralism, Policy, and Resistance

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Maggie Siddiqi, a veteran of the US Department of Education Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, now a senior fellow at Interfaith Alliance

Analysis
January 29, 2025

Tracking Trump's executive orders: Vouchers

Our public education system is the only one which guarantees religious freedom protections to all students, since faith-based and other sectarian private schools are exempt from some nondiscrimination requirements.

Analysis
January 29, 2025

Tracking Trump's executive orders: Weaponizing antisemitism

We reject the idea that hate-filled rhetoric and deportations are the right ways to combat antisemitism.

Analysis
January 29, 2025

Tracking Trump's executive orders: Undermining safe learning environments

Schools should foster an environment where all students feel that they belong, and not fear being outed or vilified due to who they are.