Press Release
Interfaith Alliance Condemns Horrific Killing of Israeli Embassy Staff in DC
Interfaith Alliance is appalled by the murders of two Israeli embassy staff members, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. That the killing took place during Jewish American Heritage Month at the Capital Jewish Museum, underscores how terrifying and threatening this act of antisemitic, hate-fueled violence is to the Jewish community and all of us.
This attack comes amidst a broader context of rising antisemitism and hate. Time and again, we have seen how dehumanizing rhetoric and hateful ideologies lead to acts of violence against vulnerable communities, including religious minorities. Now is a critical time for all people of good conscience to make absolutely clear that there can never be any justification whatsoever for acts of violence and to unequivocally condemn last night’s attack.
As a community of people of diverse faiths and beliefs, and a movement that includes many Jewish Americans, we will support our beloved partners in the Jewish community with care and concern. We refuse to allow such a horrific act to polarize, divide or isolate us, or to justify the persecution or targeting of any vulnerable community. We must recommit to the critical work of interfaith and cross-communal dialogue and solidarity.
We can and must make clear that people of diverse faith traditions and vulnerable minorities across our country can only be truly safe if all of our communities are safe. We recommit to support and protect one another and reject the scourge of antisemitism, extremism and violence.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Lincoln Le, West End Strategy Team ,lle@westendstrategy.com
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.
Interfaith Alliance Condemns Islamophobia and Extremist Targeting of Public Officials
As a national leader in defending religious freedom and multi-faith democracy, Interfaith Alliance is appalled by the recent surge of Islamophobic hate speech and incitement against NYC Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, and the broader pattern of extreme hate directed against public officials and vulnerable minorities. This hateful rhetoric seeks to spread polarization and division and wrongly pit diverse American communities against one another.
SCOTUS Ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor Enables LGBTQ+ Discrimination, Harms True Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON, DC – Interfaith Alliance, a national leader in defending religious freedom and multi-faith democracy, is deeply disturbed by the Supreme Court’s ruling today in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor. The decision clears the way for further discrimination against diverse groups and undermines public education. While falsely claiming the mantle of religious freedom, it in fact suppresses diversity and promotes exclusion.