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Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom and civil rights, today condemned the comments made by US Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) at a campaign rally on Wednesday, where he attacked Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim, saying he “can be nowhere near Washington, DC” in part because he does not understand that “Jesus came here for our salvation.
WASHINGTON – Interfaith Alliance, a national leader in defending religious freedom and inclusive multi-faith democracy, is deeply concerned by a new I.R.S. court filing that says churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations from the pulpit. This action by the Trump Administration violates the fundamental purpose and spirit of the Johnson Amendment, a decades-old ban on political campaigning and endorsement by non-profits, including houses of worship.
On February 10, 2025, Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush - president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance - appeared on CNN discussing Trump's creation of a task force to investigate the federal government's "targeting" of Christians.