On the Value of the Interfaith Alliance

by Lilly Gioia

To counteract the propaganda of Jerry Falwell and his Moral Majority Unitarian Universalists were among the founders of the Interfaith Alliance, now a national voice for Freedom of Religion, for those of all faiths or no faith. I’ve been a long-time supporter of the Interfaith Alliance.

In late October the Interfaith Alliance with the assistance of Democracy Forward sued the Trump administration to obtain facts about their newly formed “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.” President Trump’s February 6, 2025 Executive Order created this group to “review all federal departments and agencies for Anti-Christian Bias and recommend actions the President can take to “rectify past injustices of anti-Christian conduct.”

The Alliance promptly filed a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request to check on how the Trump order was being implemented, to no avail. That is why they’ve just sued the U.S. Justice Department, U.S. State Department, and U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs so that these agencies are forced to fulfill the FOIA requests. The Alliance says: “We are the antidote to the Trump Administration's use of religion to justify authoritarianism.”

There has been no evidence of widespread anti-Christian bias in the United States. Experts have found that perpetuating this myth is deeply offensive to the actual persecution of Christians around the world.

When this executive order was first announced, the Interfaith Alliance organized 26 prominent Christian leaders to denounce it – and made national news in the process. The Christian leaders call out how the administration itself may now serve as the most prominent source of anti-Christian bias in the United States today. Recall how President Trump attacked an Episcopal Bishop in Washington Cathedral when she made a scriptural plea for “mercy” during President Jimmy Carter’s funeral service.

I applaud the Interfaith Alliance for all the organizing they’ve done to involve communities of faith in highly successful No King's Day Rallies.

You may find out more about their valuable work at interfaithalliance.org.