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
June 29, 2026

Trump Administration's Proposed Rule Uses Religion to Limit Access to Federal Housing

Interfaith Alliance has submitted a formal comment to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in opposition to the proposed revision to the Equal Access Rule

Research
June 1, 2026

Same-Gender Marriage & Religious Freedom: A Call to Quiet Conversations and Public Debates

First published in 2009 and then again in 2013, this report makes the case that the United States can respect both civil marriage equality and religious freedom. It was the result of years of dialogue with affirming and non-affirming religious leaders.

Advocacy
May 28, 2026

No ICE in the Cup

The World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The call to faith communities in the host cities and across the United States is to use this as an opportunity to preach and teach about the cruelty of ICE and the broader authoritarian threat at this moment.

Press Release
April 30, 2026

Trump DOJ Report on “Anti-Christian Bias” Is Abominably Hypocritical

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.”

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Analysis
February 5, 2025

Tracking Trump's executive orders: Attacking trans women in sports

Interfaith Alliance is dedicated to defending the dignity, rights, and safety of the LGBTQ+ community, including trans Americans.

Advocacy
February 5, 2025

New Interfaith Alliance Memo Details Trump Admin’s Attacks on Faith Communities

Trump announced at the National Prayer Prayer Breakfast an EO on countering ‘anti Christian bias,’ yet Interfaith Alliance is calling out the Trump administration for “incendiary and unprecedented attacks on faith communities”.

State of Belief
February 4, 2025

The Trump administration’s threats to education and religious freedom

This week on The State of Belief, Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush sits down with Maggie Siddiqi, Interfaith Alliance’s new senior fellow, to discuss the battle for religious freedom, democracy, and education. From Trump’s push to dismantle the Department of Education to the power of interfaith coalition-building, Maggie offers sharp insights on protecting equity and inclusion. Listen now and subscribe for weekly conversations that matter.

State of Belief
February 1, 2025

Can Religion Save Democracy? Maggie Siddiqi on Pluralism, Policy, and Resistance

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Maggie Siddiqi, a veteran of the US Department of Education Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, now a senior fellow at Interfaith Alliance

Analysis
January 29, 2025

Tracking Trump's executive orders: Vouchers

Our public education system is the only one which guarantees religious freedom protections to all students, since faith-based and other sectarian private schools are exempt from some nondiscrimination requirements.

Analysis
January 29, 2025

Tracking Trump's executive orders: Weaponizing antisemitism

We reject the idea that hate-filled rhetoric and deportations are the right ways to combat antisemitism.