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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
November 11, 2025

Solidarity with the Rhode Island State Council of Churches

Faith leaders express support for the Rhode Island State Council of Churches

Advocacy
October 17, 2025

Department of Education Gets Patriotism Wrong

Interfaith Alliance, together with major religious organizations committed to religious freedom and education, has submitted a formal comment to the U.S. Department of Education opposing the proposed priority and definitions on promoting patriotic education.

Advocacy
October 6, 2025

No Kings II on October 18th

Join No Kings on October 18 for a nationwide faith mobilization rejecting authoritarianism and celebrating democracy. Learn how to participate today.

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.

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State of Belief
October 21, 2024

Book Bans vs. Building the Beloved Community: The State of Belief

Discussion on the impact of censorship in education and advocacy for the right to read, featuring interviews with key figures in the fight against book bans.

State of Belief
October 19, 2024

The Freedom to Read is an Essential Human - and Religious - Right!

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush explores the urgent message of the Freedom To Read Day of Community Action with three leaders in the fight against book bans: Dartmouth Librarian Qiana Johnson, Union of Black Episcopalians President Rev. Kim Coleman, and Rabba Rori Picker Neiss of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.

Advocacy
October 18, 2024

Our Bus Tour From Omaha to Philly to Get out the Vote

Analysis
October 18, 2024

Communities of Faith Are Sounding the Alarm About Christian Nationalism 

State of Belief
October 15, 2024

A Grave and Growing Threat to our Democracy

Ray Kirstein discusses Dr. Matthew D. Taylor's new book on the New Apostolic Reformation and its implications for democracy, highlighting concerns about the movement's influence and the need for ideological dialogue.

State of Belief
October 12, 2024

The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, with Matthew Taylor

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, author of the new book "The Violent Take It By Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy."