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
September 14, 2024

Demographics, Democracy, and Destiny: Dr. Robert P. Jones

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Dr. Robert P. Jones, founder and president of the Public Religion Research Institute, which has just released the incredibly detailed Census of American Religion. Robby's latest book, "The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future" has just been released in paperback with a new afterword.

General
September 11, 2024

Are you registered to vote?

A call to action to check voter registration status and share voter registration tools, highlighting the importance of mobilizing diverse communities to ensure proper representation.

State of Belief
September 7, 2024

Faith, Power, and Victimhood: the evolution of Christian Nationalism

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with religion historian Dr. Randall Balmer, professor at Dartmouth and author of the book "Saving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice"

State of Belief
August 31, 2024

The Past Isn't Even Past: The Trial That Riveted A Nation With Brenda Wineapple

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Brenda Wineapple, whose new book "Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation" recounts the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, eerily similar to battles over books and what can be taught today.

General
August 30, 2024

[VIDEO] Achieving Democracy Together for 30 years – and counting.

State of Belief
August 24, 2024

Changemakers at the DNC

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Michael Eric Dyson, Jasmine Crockett, Becca Balint, Katherine Stewart, and others at the 2024 Democratic National Convention on the role of religion in politics