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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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
August 17, 2024

Passion & Policy: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Interfaith Alliance's new Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Guthrie Graves-Fitzimmons

General
August 15, 2024

Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Joins Interfaith Alliance As Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy

Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons joins Interfaith Alliance as Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, focusing on social justice and the intersection of religion, politics, and policy.

State of Belief
August 10, 2024

The VP Picks, Religious Diversity, and a Vision for Democracy

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks vice-presidential politics, strategies, and religion with Dr. Najeeba Syeed and Rabbi Jay Michaelson

General
August 5, 2024

What would a Kamala Harris presidency mean for religious freedom?

A discussion on Vice President Kamala Harris's approach to religious freedom and its implications.

State of Belief
August 3, 2024

E.J. Dionne: The Vice-Presidential Candidates and Religion

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with E.J. Dionne, Washington Post columnist, author, and professor at Georgetown University about the vice-presidential hopefuls from both parties, and the role religion plays in defining their positions and campaigns.

Press Release
July 28, 2024

Leading Interfaith Group Alarmed By Trump’s Promise Christians “Won’t Have to Vote Anymore” If He Wins