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.

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General
October 8, 2026

On the Road for Democracy: Bus Tour Kickoff, Bishop Budde's Call to Vote, and National Spotlight

This week officially marks the launch of The Vote Is Sacred Tour, our 9,000 mile bus journey for nonpartisan get-out-the-vote rallies and election protection trainings.

Advocacy
October 5, 2026

Banned Books Week 2026

Religious communities can and must stand up for our public libraries to ensure they remain places for people of all faiths and backgrounds to learn, grow, and connect.

Press Release
October 5, 2026

Two Years After Her Viral Call for "Mercy," Bishop Budde Has a Message for All: Vote

New ad part of #LoveNotICE campaign, debuts alongside Interfaith Alliance's "Vote Is Sacred" bus tour stops in fifteen states. 

State of Belief
October 3, 2026

Voting is a Sabotage Disrupter: No Kings IV With Indivisible’s Leah Greenberg

Helping people move from feeling overwhelmed to taking part in creating positive change at the ballot box and in their own neighborhoods.

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Analysis
July 15, 2024

[VIDEO] Religious Communities Protect Democracy

State of Belief
July 13, 2024

A Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet

Retired Rear Adm. Michael E. Smith, founder and president of National Security Leaders for America, talks military integrity and voter protection with host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

State of Belief
July 6, 2024

How July 4th and Juneteenth Can Bring America Together

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rev. Thomas L. Bowen, White House Senior Advisor for Faith Engagement, about these two foundational celebrations of freedom

State of Belief
June 29, 2024

Hate on the Rise? Exploring the SPLC's Annual Hate and Extremism Report

Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Southern Poverty Center Executive Director Margaret Huang and Interim Director of the Intelligence Project Rachel Carroll Rivas

Advocacy
June 27, 2024

Interfaith Alliance Responds to SCOTUS Ruling on Emergency Care Access: “Reproductive Freedoms Are Religious Freedoms”

Interfaith Alliance responds to a Supreme Court ruling, advocating for reproductive rights and warning against the implications of Christian nationalist ideology on abortion care.

State of Belief
June 22, 2024

Faith in Choice: Two Years After Dobbs

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rev. TJ Fitzgerald of The Truth Pregnancy Resource Center in Dallas, and Smriti Krishnan from the National Council of Jewish Women