Religious freedom conditions worsened considerably in India this year — particularly in the months prior to and immediately following a national election.
The popular news satire group Babylon Bee — described as “your trusted source for Christian news satire” on its website — has filed a lawsuit against two California laws that “censor online content, including political satire and parody.”
Naming the worst violators of international religious freedom has been a good way to condemn bad behavior but has been far less effective at bringing about changes in policy by foreign nations, according to a new report.
Slavik Pyzh, president of Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary, shares an update on ministry efforts taking place in Ukraine. “War is an opportunity to transform a nation.”
A dozen people recently congregated in a home in the Nyabisindu neighborhood of Rwanda’s capital to ponder their next steps after the government shuttered numerous churches for noncompliance with health and safety regulations.
Primera Iglesia Bautista of Managua is among more than 90 religiously oriented civil organizations that had their legal status revoked by the Nicaraguan government last week.
Working to advance international religious freedom and combat persecution not only reflects American values, but also advances the nation’s interests, international human rights lawyer H. Knox Thames said.
Religious freedom no longer exists in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, where religious leaders have been abducted and sometimes tortured, several Ukrainian journalists said during a recent visit to the United States.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom again has recommended that the State Department designate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern,” citing the country’s blasphemy laws as a prime reason.
Fruitfulness, faithfulness and vision characterize the persecuted church in many parts of the globe, an advocate for international religious freedom says.
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