Interfaith Alliance is a national interfaith organization in the

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founded in 1994 to counteract the religious right. Its stated goal is to protect faith and freedom by respecting individual rights, preserving the boundaries between religion and government, and uniting diverse voices to protect democracy and to challenge extremism and build common ground.

Leadership

In July 2022, Rev.

Paul Raushenbush Paul Brandeis Raushenbush (; born 24 June 1964) is a US writer, editor, and religious activist. He currently serves as President and CEO of Interfaith Alliance and formerly served as Senior Advisor for Public Affairs and Innovation at Interfaith ...

, was named president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance. He succeeded Rabbi Jack Moline, who had held the post since 2015, and Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, who serve as President Emiriti of the organization.

Partner organizations

Interfaith Alliance and its partner organization, Interfaith Alliance Foundation, work out of their main office in

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The group has local affiliates around the United States.

Views

Interfaith Alliance recognizes the powerful role that religion plays in America, and it values the positive impact that religious belief can have on American politics. However, Interfaith Alliance's concern is that

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and the

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are becoming dangerously entangled. Interfaith Alliance believes that religion is being manipulated as a tool to influence policy and advance political strategy. Interfaith Alliance works to ensure the sanctity of religion and the integrity of politics. The group also supports an end to discrimination based on

sexual orientation Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generall ...

. In 2019, Interfaith Alliance joined with 42 other religious and allied organizations in issuing a statement opposing

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, an effort by a coalition of

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organizations to influence state legislation.

References

External links

Interfaith Alliance USA website
{{authority control Interfaith organizations Political advocacy groups in the United States Religious organizations based in Washington, D.C.