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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. 

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.

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.

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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Media Coverage
August 6, 2025

Thomson Reuters: Nonprofits Oppose New IRS Stance on Church Political Activities

Press Release
August 6, 2025

FBI’s 2024 Hate Crime Data Shows Alarming Threat to Religious Minorities, Vulnerable Communities

WASHINGTON – Interfaith Alliance, a national leader in defending civil rights and multi-faith democracy, is deeply concerned by the 2024 Hate Crimes Statistics released by the FBI, which mark the second highest number of annual hate crimes since the FBI first began reporting the data over thirty years ago. The report shows alarming levels of hate crimes directed against Black Americans, LGBTQ+ Americans and religious minorities, particularly Muslim, Jewish, and Sikh Americans. 

Media Coverage
August 5, 2025

Religion News Service: Texas Rep. James Talarico calls Democrats' redistricting exodus an act of faith

Media Coverage
August 5, 2025

Inkl: Kristi Noem Faces Backlash After DHS Videos Quote Scripture

General
August 5, 2025

What’s Happening in Texas is a Moral Outrage

In Tom Stoppard’s play Jumpers, he penned the line: “It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting.” In our democratic republic, the way in which votes are counted decides who represents us, whose votes matter. President Trump is currently working with allies in state legislatures across the country to change where votes in their states are counted, in an undemocratic attempt to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections by building on years of attacks on decades-old voter protection laws. For decades, elected officials have attempted to gerrymander districts in their respective states in order to maintain their party’s political power, but never has a president publicly strategized on how to use ad-hoc redistricting in order to maintain his political power.

Media Coverage
August 4, 2025

Raw Story: Kristi Noem’s DHS made a stunning ‘confession’ with new Bible-quoting ads: column