World
China arrests dozens of Christians in alarming round of persecutionÂThirty Christians were apprehended in China last weekend in one of the âlargest arrests in decades,â according to BBC. The religious persecution has spread across at least… Read More
Culture
Pakistani pastor dies days after acquittal on blasphemy charge that led to 13 years in prisonA Christian pastor who languished in a Pakistani prison for 13 years under a blasphemy conviction died from cardiac arrest days after his acquittal, multiple Christian media reported. Read More
Culture
‘Your media sources suck’ if they ignore Christian genocide in Nigeria, says Bill MaherThe host of HBOâs âReal Timeâ is bringing attention to the shockingly neglected development of Christian genocide in Nigeria â a story the Lion has been… Read More
Culture
Seattle Pastor decries political silence after murder of church memberPastor Russell Johnson called out Seattleâs leaders for their silence after a church member was gunned down outside a service at Pursuit Northwest. âShame on them for their… Read More
Culture
How soft-on-crime justice helped set stage for tragic Kentucky church killings(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The man who authorities say fatally shot two people in a Kentucky church earlier in July was a repeat offender who could have been… Read More
Government
âOpen seasonâ persecution of Christians worldwide must end, Hawley urges in congressional resolutionChristians are under assault around the world in ways unprecedented in modern times, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley argues. âIt is open season on Christians in a way that… Read More
Culture
âMob violenceâ and ârepressionâ: House panel hears about religious persecution in Pakistan(Daily Signal) â Congressâ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard testimony Tuesday condemning the government of Pakistan over its treatment of Christians and other religious minorities. In his opening remarks,… Read More
World
Over 200 killed, 3,000 made homeless in attack on Christians in NigeriaIslamist Fulani militants killed over 200 Christians in the central Nigerian state of Benue on June 14, marking the most extensive attack yet by the terror group. Vatican… Read More
World
23 dead as Muslim attacks on Christians continue in NigeriaFulani militia associated with an international Islamic terror network killed 23 Christians on Saturday night in Nigeria, according to the Red Cross. France 24… Read More
Culture
VP Vance to give remarks at screening of docuseries on Christian dissidents in USSR(The Daily Signal) â Vice President JD Vance will attend a premiere of Rod Dreherâs Angel Studios series on Christian dissidents in Soviet-era Russia on Tuesday. Read More
Culture
âChosenâ actor Jonathan Roumie praises âThe 21â short film about Coptic Christians martyred by ISISTen years after ISIS brutally executed 21 Christians in Libya, an animated short film, The 21, has been released to commemorate the martyrsâ unshakeable faith. Read More
Culture
Report: 70 Christians beheaded in DRC church by Islamist groupThe decapitated bodies of 70 Christians have been found in a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The victims are suspected to have been killed by an… Read More
Public Education
After letter, Georgia State to allow pastor to share faith on campus(The Center Square) â Georgia State University reversed its decision to prohibit a local Christian man from sharing his faith on campus after receiving a letter from religious liberty defense… Read More
Government
Trump creates task force to end ‘egregious weaponization’ of government against Christians(The Daily Signal) â President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a task force to end the anti-Christian weaponization of government. âThe mission… Read More
Government
Vance says administration ‘must stand for religious freedom’ during meeting with religious liberty leaders(The Daily Signal) â At a time when nongovernmental organizations are under intense scrutiny for what they are doing with federal funding, religious leaders, nonprofit executives, and religious liberty… Read More
Opinion
Trump and Rubio should come out swinging on international religious freedom(The Daily Signal) â In the first week of February, Washington, D.C., will play host to the International Religious Freedom Summit, the largest annual non-profit-led gathering of religious freedom advocates… Read More
World
1 in 8 Christians worldwide is persecuted âbecause of faith in Jesus,’ report reveals(The Daily Signal) â One in every eight Christians around the world faces persecution, ranging from imprisonment and censorship to extra-judicial and government-sanctioned martyrdom, according to a new report. Read More
World
Harassment of religious groups hit new peak in 2022, latest research findsReligious persecution reached new levels around the world in 2022, according to the Pew Research Center. Pewâs 15th annual report on the extent to… Read More
World
At least 2 dead, 68 injured in German Christmas market attackA car drove into a crowd at a busy German Christmas market on Friday, killing at least two and injuring 60 more, authorities said, some seriously. The incident… Read More
Culture
Persecution escalating in Burma, warns religious freedom monitorChristians in Burma, also known as Myanmar, are facing persecution, according to a new report from the federal government. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)… Read More