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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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State of Belief
October 21, 2024

Book Bans vs. Building the Beloved Community: The State of Belief

Discussion on the impact of censorship in education and advocacy for the right to read, featuring interviews with key figures in the fight against book bans.

State of Belief
October 19, 2024

The Freedom to Read is an Essential Human - and Religious - Right!

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush explores the urgent message of the Freedom To Read Day of Community Action with three leaders in the fight against book bans: Dartmouth Librarian Qiana Johnson, Union of Black Episcopalians President Rev. Kim Coleman, and Rabba Rori Picker Neiss of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.

Advocacy
October 18, 2024

Our Bus Tour From Omaha to Philly to Get out the Vote

Analysis
October 18, 2024

Communities of Faith Are Sounding the Alarm About Christian Nationalism 

State of Belief
October 15, 2024

A Grave and Growing Threat to our Democracy

Ray Kirstein discusses Dr. Matthew D. Taylor's new book on the New Apostolic Reformation and its implications for democracy, highlighting concerns about the movement's influence and the need for ideological dialogue.

State of Belief
October 12, 2024

The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, with Matthew Taylor

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author of the new book "The Violent Take It By Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy."