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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
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

State of Belief
August 17, 2024

Passion & Policy: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Interfaith Alliance's new Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Guthrie Graves-Fitzimmons

General
August 15, 2024

Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Joins Interfaith Alliance As Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy

Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons joins Interfaith Alliance as Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, focusing on social justice and the intersection of religion, politics, and policy.

State of Belief
August 10, 2024

The VP Picks, Religious Diversity, and a Vision for Democracy

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks vice-presidential politics, strategies, and religion with Dr. Najeeba Syeed and Rabbi Jay Michaelson