Students challenged to uphold religious freedom
February 11, 2026
John Litzler challenged Howard Payne University students to recognize and defend the Christian’s historic and ongoing role in protecting religious liberty.
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Department of Education strengthens religious expression in schools
February 9, 2026
The U.S. Department of Education has strengthened protections for prayer and religious expression in public elementary and secondary schools in an updated guidance.
NC city withdraws ban of church ads on buses
December 15, 2025
The city of Durham, North Carolina, which barred a church advertisement from appearing on city buses, withdrew its ban after the church sent a demand letter claiming First Amendment violations.
‘Light in the darkness’: Christians called to combat all religious persecution
October 21, 2025
Christians are commanded, commissioned and called to combat all religious persecution, international human rights attorney Knox Thames told a gathering at Dallas Baptist University.
Religious leaders in China face severe persecution
September 30, 2025
Religious leaders who resist state control face a wide range of punishment—from surveillance and fines to retribution against family members, imprisonment, forced labor and torture, the report states.
Two Christian families in Massachusetts file suit after foster care licenses revoked
September 8, 2025
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of two Massachusetts families after the commonwealth told them that they are no longer eligible to continue serving as foster parents because of their religious beliefs.
Ethics professor sues university over allegations of being fired for Christian beliefs
August 25, 2025
Former University of Arizona ethics professor Daniel Grossenbach has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired for publicly opposing his children’s school district policies on gender ideology …
‘No respite’: Cuba continues crackdown on freedom of religion
June 3, 2025
Christian Solidarity Worldwide documented 624 separate cases in 2024 of attacks on freedom of religion or belief. Most of those cases involved multiple violations of faith freedom, bringing the total number to 1,898.
USCIRF report exposes blasphemy law in Russia
April 24, 2025
Since 2022, Russia has increased its enforcement of a law that criminalizes “insulting the religious feelings of believers” as part of the government’s campaign to present itself as the defender of “traditional values.”
Key piece of religious freedom history on display in New York
April 10, 2025
The Flushing Remonstrance, signed by 30 settlers and opposing a ban on Quaker worship, will be on display at the New York Public Library through April 10.
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