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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
August 27, 2026

Children Should Not Be Turned Away from Publicly-Funded Preschools Because of Who Their Parents Are

Interfaith Alliance and our affiliate Interfaith Alliance of Colorado filed a friend of the court brief this week as part of our work on LGBTQ freedom and religious liberty. 

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Advocacy
August 20, 2026

The Hearing That Should Have Never Happened

Earlier this month, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts held an anti-Muslim hearing. The empty seats beside Senator Cruz said more than any member's presence could have: this hearing never should have been rescheduled.

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Advocacy
August 13, 2026

Reflections from the Interfaith Democracy Breakfast Roundtable

As a tribute to the legacy of Congressman John Lewis, faith and civil rights leaders - together with sitting Senators - gathered to discuss the work our communities are doing to protect the freedom to vote.

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Advocacy
July 13, 2026

Trump Administration's Religious Liberty Commission Draft Report Politicizes Faith Instead of Protecting It

Interfaith Alliance has submitted a formal comment to the Religious Liberty Commission in opposition to the recommendations in their draft report.

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State of Belief
December 27, 2025

Religion, LGBT Rights, and the Law with Mary Bonauto and Ben Marcus from GLADLaw

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with GLADLaw Senior Director of Civil Rights and Legal Strategies Mary Bonauto and Senior Constitutional Law Fellow Ben Marcus.

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Analysis
December 23, 2025

Trump, Idolatry, and the Kennedy Center

Which of these Trump-worshipping ideas have been formally proposed or implemented, and which are figments of my imagination?

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State of Belief
December 20, 2025

Interfaith Responses to ICE with Najeeba Syeed

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes Dr. Najeeba Syeed, peacemaker, educator, and scholar in interfaith studies and conflict resolution, about the disruptive ICE campaign targeting minority faith communities in Minneapolis and beyond.

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Media Coverage
December 19, 2025

Axios: Nativity scenes become protest art in a season of deportations

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Media Coverage
December 19, 2025

The Bulwark: We Need a New Great Awakening

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Press Release
December 18, 2025

New Interfaith Alliance National Ad Campaign Contrasts ICE Brutality With Holy Season’s Call to Love Our Neighbors

Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom and civil rights, launched a powerful new nationwide advertising campaign today that contrasts ICE’s brutality against immigrant families and communities with the holy season’s religious calling to “love thy neighbor.” 

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