On The State of Belief this week: Listen to highlights from our Jewish-Muslim solidarity event on Capitol Hill.

Listen to this new podcast by @interfaithalliance.org highlighting our recent Jewish-Muslim solidarity briefing with MPAC and partners. We must reject zero-sum thinking and stand together against antisemitism, Islamophobia, and threats to our democracy: www.interfaithalliance.org/post/jewish-...

The Interfaith Alliance team is thrilled to announce the second cohort of the Interfaith Leadership Network (ILN)! Meet our 2025-2026 Interfaith Leadership Network Fellows here:

Xenophobia and antisemitism are intimately interwoven. Sometimes that's true in subtle ways and sometimes in obvious ones. See here:

“They want to use scripture as a perfume to cover the stench of their policies.” -Reverend @raushenbush.bsky.social

“The Greater Than campaign is Nothing Less than rebranded, old-school, fundamentalist hate. It belongs in the trash heap of history, and the majority of religious Americans who believe in human dignity will make sure it stays there." -Reverend @raushenbush.bsky.social

Participants in this particular effort include Faith in Action, Interfaith Alliance, Kairos Center and others. FWIW, if you want to learn more about those groups — how they emerged, their leaders, etc. — I did write a book that discusses it. harpercollins.com/products/american-prophets-jack-jenkins

"It is time for people of faith and for all Americans to choose love and solidarity over ICE’s brutality. And, for the love of God, it is time for ICE to get out of Minnesota and all our communities." -Reverend @raushenbush.bsky.social in @contrariannews.org

Join the national faith call to action tonight! ⏰ 8pm ET / 5pm PT ➡️ faithinaction.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Tonight! National faith call to action. Link in comments. Or visit @truahrabbis.bsky.social @interfaithalliance.org

We are outraged and heartbroken that another innocent person has been brutally gunned down by ICE in the streets of Minneapolis, simply because he tried to help his neighbors and to bravely stand against oppression perpetrated by ICE in the community.

“Join us in sending a message to all our elected officials that no agency should have license to arbitrarily arrest and detain people without due process. ...In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.” -Bishop Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington

Here in Minneapolis, hundreds of clergy from all over the country have been deployed into the streets to participate in ICE/DHS watch. The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over. This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.

A year after her sermon to Trump asking him to “have mercy” on immigrants and other groups, Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, is speaking against ICE alongside other faith leaders in MN. Says: “In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.”

We choose love, not ICE!

Trump said God would be "very proud" of his first year back in office and touted himself as a champion of religion and America's faith communities. We've got the receipts to prove otherwise:

No, God would not be “proud” of Trump’s work. And no, Trump has not been good for religion.

"The most pressing threat to religious liberty in our country today is the Trump administration itself." -Reverend @raushenbush.bsky.social

Grateful to @interfaithalliance.org for standing with us on the critical need for non-theistic inclusion under the First Amendment. We’re proud to stand together in defense of religious freedom for all. https://www.interfaithalliance.org/post/the-critical-need-for-humanist-inclusion

Got questions about Humanism? Check out our new explainer on Humanism and the critical need for Humanist inclusion: @americanhumanist.bsky.social

Let me be clear from my faith and the core of my being: ICE’s ruthless and unhinged campaign is an affront to the divine commandments to love our neighbor and to welcome the stranger.” -Reverend @raushenbush.bsky.social #BeGood

If you missed last night's Interfaith Nonviolent Civil Resistance 101 training, you can watch it in full here:

As SCOTUS hears two cases impacting the rights and lives of trans people, our Comms Director Blake Goodman is rallying outside the Court with our partners at @ncjw.bsky.social, @keshetlgbtqjews.bsky.social, @the-rac.bsky.social, @interfaithalliance.org, & more.

Today, the Supreme Court is hearing the oral arguments in two pivotal cases concerning the dignity of our beloved trans youth. So we’re outside of SCOTUS showing that people of faith support our trans neighbors! Because all lives are sacred. ❤️ @aclu.org

33% of Hoosiers are or sympathize with Christian nationalists, including Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, said Interfaith Alliance's Adam Friedman.

Horrified and outraged by the attack on the synagogue in Mississippi - as a Christian as an American I condemn this attack on the Jewish community. Everyone must join together to stop the rising tide of antisemitism.

“What I was seeking to do there was to be a presence of love and care,” the Rev. Susie Hayward said. Choose love, not ICE. ❤️

We choose love, not ICE. We are heartbroken and outraged by the senseless violence today in Minneapolis. In the face of hate and cruelty, we are choosing to show up with courage, conviction, and love for all of our neighbors.

“Christian nationalism is not new, but it has drawn recent mainstream attention after Christian symbols, flags, and Bible verses were ubiquitous during the violent attacks on the Capitol on January 6th.” -Rev. @raushenbush.bsky.social

Thanks to @jackjenkins.me and @adellembanks.bsky.social for your great reporting and wisdom in this conversation

This week on The State of Belief, we dive into the top religion news stories of 2025 with @rns.org's @adellembanks.bsky.social and @jackjenkins.me ⬇️

📅 Join us January 12 for this virtual training on #Interfaith Nonviolent Civil Resistance. Real organizing and real tactics. #CivilResistance #Democracy @interfaithalliance.org @faithandjustice.bsky.social @praeyesright.bsky.social @sojo.net @faithinaction.bsky.social

ICYMI:

In deployments meant to chill dissent and peaceful protests, CBP and ICE have used religious scripture to justify violent authoritarian actions. Help the faith community push back, add your name to this letter by @interfaithalliance.org 🔗 LoveNotICE.org

On The State of Belief this week: Dr. Najeeba Syeed and Rev. @raushenbush.bsky.social dive into the interfaith response to ICE

This week on The State of Belief: insights from the remarkable Dr. Najeeba Syeed. As a celebrated peacemaker, educator, and scholar in interfaith studies, Najeeba brings a wealth of knowledge and compassion to the conversation. religionnews.com/2025/12/20/i...

Love this ad. Powerful.

@interfaithalliance.org put out a powerful piece for the holiday.

Renaming the Kennedy Center the Trump-Kennedy Center is another example of Trump idolatry, warns Rabbi Rachel Mikva.

This is the real war on Christmas. Choose love, not ICE. Our new ad with @protectdemocracy.org is airing in cities across the U.S. this week. Go to LoveNotICE.org to join us in demanding that ICE stop their attacks on our neighbors. #LoveNotICE

In America, we love one another. But right now, ICE's cruelty is tearing our neighbors apart during the holiest time of the year. Watch this powerful ad by @interfaithalliance.org & @protectdemocracy.org Bear witness to the truth. 🔗 https://youtu.be/eALKrOVaRGg

As CBP and ICE use religious scripture to justify their violent actions in our communities, faith leaders and neighbors are pushing back against using religion to justify repression. Watch and share this powerful video that kicks off our campaign with @interfaithalliance.org:

W @interfaithalliance.org we just launched a six-figure ad buy contrasting the holiday spirit with what ICE is doing to our neighbors. @raushenbush.bsky.social and I on why and the need for a new Great Awakening to turn away from the hate all around us. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-need-a-...

This powerful video from our partner @interfaithalliance.org depicts ICE’s horrific and inhumane treatment of our friends and neighbors. When the Trump-Vance admin chooses cruelty – we choose compassion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eALKrOVaRGg

If your house of worship is silent about the cruelty and the attacks on your neighbors by ICE, you’re at the wrong church, mosque, synagogue, temple, or gurdwara. Powerful ad by Interfaith Alliance — a plea for humanity.

I've seen this a few times and it has stopped me in my tracks each time. This is reprehensible.

"A moral reawakening would compel us to look honestly at what we are doing to immigrants—and why," write President of @interfaithalliance.org, @raushenbush.bsky.social and @ianbassin.bsky.social for the @thebulwark.com. Read their piece: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/we-need-a-new-great-awakening

Choose love, not ICE. ❤️ NEW from Reverend @raushenbush.bsky.social & @protectdemocracy.org's @ianbassin.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com:

Powerful.

“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not oppress them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt.” (Leviticus 19:33-34) #LoveNotICE