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.

Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom and civil rights, today denounced a new report by the Trump Department of Justice’s “anti-Christian bias task force,” which absurdly accused the Biden Administration of “radical efforts to punish Christians.”
This executive order calls for the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to create a list of states and local jurisdictions that provide sanctuary to undocumented immigrants, which they will update as necessary.

On April 2nd, I joined Policy Intern Jeffrey Jordan and Policy and Advocacy Associate Tranée McDonald at the “Rally for Patient’s Rights” outside of the Supreme Court. That week, SCOTUS was hearing arguments on whether Medicaid patients would retain their right to choose their healthcare provider, stemming from South Carolina’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood. The case, which began in 2018 when South Carolina’s governor barred Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic from providing Medicaid-funded services, threatens not only Planned Parenthood’s operations but could also reshape how states control access to healthcare.