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.
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.”
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.
The IRS’s decision to close its investigation, first opened in 2024, comes after the church prayed for a local school board candidate during its church service in 2022.
The commission’s 2025 report, released on Tuesday (March 25), included a list of countries nearly identical to its 2024 list — a reflection, according to the report, that in most of those countries, things have not improved.
The lawsuit asserts the change in policy for immigration enforcement violates both the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
A lawsuit concerning the City of San Antonio’s development plan for Brackenridge Park has prompted the Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission to file a legal brief to the Texas Supreme Court.
The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and several other religious groups filed a brief Jan. 6 challenging a Louisiana law that mandates displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
Hearing of President Carter’s death brought back memories of a press conference almost 20 years ago. Why the story he shared that day was never officially recorded I am not sure, but I am thankful for his willingness to share his faith.
Azerbaijan, which hosted a United Nations climate summit last month, has come under international scrutiny for human rights and religious freedom violations.
