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Interfaith Center of New York Announces New Affiliate Partnership with National Interfaith Alliance
NEW YORK CITY – The Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY), a diverse network of grassroots and immigrant religious leaders across NYC, announced today that it has become an affiliate partner of Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom, civil rights and healthy boundaries between government and religion.
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I.R.S. Support for Political Endorsement by Houses of Worship Erodes Critical Boundary Between Religion and Government
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.
Rev. Paul Raushenbush on CNN
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.
