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
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.”

Analysis
April 23, 2026

All Are Neighbors

Read Interfaith Alliance President and CEO Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush’s remarks as he made history as one of the first two LGBTQ advocates to speak at a Baylor University sanctioned event

General
February 5, 2026

ICE OUT SING-IN Resistance Songbook

The ICE OUT Resistance Songbook brings together protest songs rooted in civil rights, community healing, and interfaith movements for justice, offering historical context and lyrics to inspire collective singing, resilience, and action in the face of injustice.

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Press Release
January 8, 2026

Interfaith Alliance Condemns Brutal ICE Killing – Calls for Faith Communities to Reject Authoritarianism and Choose Love, Not ICE

On Wednesday in Minneapolis, Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good during an otherwise nonviolent encounter. Video and eyewitness accounts, which show the woman attempting to flee from ICE as they aggressively attempted to enter her vehicle, contradicting the Trump administration’s claims that agents acted in self-defense. The killing has intensified outrage and grief across Minnesota and the nation, as calls grow for accountability and an end to ICE crackdowns that are driving fear and putting communities in danger.

State of Belief
January 3, 2026

What Happened? Top Religion News Stories of 2025 with RNS, and Looking Ahead to 2026

Religion News Service reporters Adele Banks and Jack Jenkins reflect on a pivotal year in which faith communities played a visible role in responding to political, social, and economic upheaval, from immigration advocacy to support for federal workers and marginalized groups.

State of Belief
December 27, 2025

Religion, LGBT Rights, and the Law with Mary Bonauto and Ben Marcus from GLADLaw

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with GLADLaw Senior Director of Civil Rights and Legal Strategies Mary Bonauto and Senior Constitutional Law Fellow Ben Marcus.

Analysis
December 23, 2025

Trump, Idolatry, and the Kennedy Center

Which of these Trump-worshipping ideas have been formally proposed or implemented, and which are figments of my imagination?

State of Belief
December 20, 2025

Interfaith Responses to ICE with Najeeba Syeed

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes Dr. Najeeba Syeed, peacemaker, educator, and scholar in interfaith studies and conflict resolution, about the disruptive ICE campaign targeting minority faith communities in Minneapolis and beyond.

Media Coverage
December 19, 2025

Axios: Nativity scenes become protest art in a season of deportations