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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
July 13, 2026

Trump Administration's Religious Liberty Commission Draft Report Politicizes Faith Instead of Protecting It

Interfaith Alliance has submitted a formal comment to the Religious Liberty Commission in opposition to the recommendations in their draft report.

Analysis
July 6, 2026

Why Hasn't Ted Cruz Canceled this Islamophobic Hearing Yet?

In May, the U.S. Senate scheduled a hearing titled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America" that threatened to escalate anti-Muslim fearmongering and disinformation in the halls of Congress. A postponement isn't enough. Cruz must cancel this hearing for good.

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.

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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

Media Coverage
December 19, 2025

The Bulwark: We Need a New Great Awakening

Press Release
December 18, 2025

New Interfaith Alliance National Ad Campaign Contrasts ICE Brutality With Holy Season’s Call to Love Our Neighbors

Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom and civil rights, launched a powerful new nationwide advertising campaign today that contrasts ICE’s brutality against immigrant families and communities with the holy season’s religious calling to “love thy neighbor.”