News & Updates

Faith Communities Stand Up for Inclusive Public Schools

On June 10, the House Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing on K-12 education, calling before them superintendents from school districts across the country. Ahead of the hearing, Interfaith Alliance helped organize a coalition of faith-based and interfaith organizations to submit a letter to the committee in support of inclusive public education. Thanks to Rep. Lucy McBath, that letter was entered into the congressional record.

Baptist News Global: Trump faces barrage of lawsuits, loses hundreds of cases

The Independent: LDS groups and Utah Republicans rage as military no longer counts church as Christian under Hegseth religion list shake-up

"Congregation of the World": Union Seminary's Rev. Dr. Serene Jones

The first woman president of historic Union Theological Seminary in New York City reflects on her 18 years in the position, and on the state of activism and religious vocation in 2026 America.

AP: Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31

DOD Faith List Cuts are Latest Escalation in Trump Administration’s Christian Nationalist Crusade

Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom and multi-faith democracy, today condemned the Department of Defense’s (DOD) decision to reduce the number of recognized religious faiths and belief systems in military records from 211 to 31.