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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
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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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