Egypt: Islamic State militants kidnap Coptic Christian in Sinai Peninsula
(International Christian Concern) –A Coptic Christian man traveling on a microbus in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula was kidnapped by Islamic militants on January 18th. Abeed Nakhla Yassa was traveling to the city More...
Chinese Christians told to remove religious decorations, put up portrait of President Xi Jinping to get welfare
(International Christian Concern) –Chinese Christians in poor health who depend on the government’s welfare benefits are forced to choose between their belief or social benefits. According to Bitter Winter magazine, More...
Malaysia: Jelutong, Penang residents outraged and called police on ‘cross shaped lighting’
(International Christian Concern) –The lights at the Grace Residence building in Jelutong, Penang were recently tested since the installation was nearly completed. However, when onlookers saw the cross-shape like More...
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif attacks Islamic State’s persecution of Christians
(International Christian Concern) –Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has completed a tour of Iraq. During this trip, he highlighted his meetings with representatives of Iraq’s religious minorities More...
Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cake religious freedom lawsuit against Colorado will move forward
A federal district court issued an order Friday that allows Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips to proceed with a lawsuit against the state for its hostility toward him and his religious beliefs. Alliance Defending More...
Hmong Christians in Vietnam Repeatedly Beaten and Arrested
(International Christian Concern) –Due to its ethnic background and high percentage of practicing Christians, Vietnam’s Hmong community is often targeted and harassed by both the government and neighboring communities. More...
Pakistani Christians Fear New Security Mandate may Lead to Church Closures
(International Christian Concern) –On January 2, the government of the Punjab province in Pakistan mandated that churches comply with set security standards by March 31 or faced forcible closure. Pakistani Christians More...
Somali Christians Avoid Persecution by Worshiping in Secret
(International Christian Concern) –Somalia’s small Christian population is forced to worship in secret due to the intense persecution they face. Gathering in small secretive groups, hundreds of Somali Christians More...
Pakistani Christian Asher Simpson to be deported from UK despite death threats
(International Christian Concern) –A Pakistani Christian seeking asylum in the U.K. is to be forcefully deported back to Pakistan despite claims that his life will be in danger. Asher Sampson, age 41, has lived More...
Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte Mocks Holy Trinity and Rants Against Church
(International Christian Concern) –Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte once again made comments against Christian doctrines and Catholic Church in a derogatory tone. On December 29, in a speech in Kidapawan City, More...
California: Robert Toltzis sentenced for attacking 16 victims due to race, religion or sexuality
Robert Gary Toltzis was sentenced to 18 months in prison for mailing hateful threats to victims because of their sexual orientation, race, and religion, announced U.S. Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of More...
University of Colorado tells Christian group they must allow ‘non-Christians’ to lead Bible study to be ‘recognized’
A Christian student organization represented by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, for forcing the group to accept members More...
Dutch man, 69-year-old Emile Ratelband suing to change his age to 49: he feels younger, says he’s ‘outdated’ on Tinder
A Dutch man in Amsterdam is suing to legally chang is age from 69 to 49 using the transgender argument: ““We can make our own decisions if we want to change our name, or if we want to change our gender. More...
Ohio: Shawnee State University sued for forcing Dr Nicholas Meriwether to refer to male student with female pronouns
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against Shawnee State University officials Monday on behalf of a professor that the university punished because he declined a male student’s More...
Jeff Sessions attacked by FFRF atheists over ‘deceptive’ speech following the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
(FFRF press release) On Monday, Oct. 29, Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke to a Boston chapter of the Federalist Society about his haunting vision for religious liberty. In an attempt to sell a story of Christian More...
Springfield Police Officers Indicted for unreasonable Force against two Juveniles
Two Springfield Police Officers – one current and one former – were arrested today and charged in federal court in Springfield, Mass., in connection with using unreasonable force against two Latino juveniles More...
US Attorney and FBI Special Agent request Vigilance after Synagogue Tragedy
In the wake of the tragedy that occurred at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia and the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Atlanta More...
Pittsburgh City Council moves to block Chick-fil-a as sponsor of kids’ marathon
The Pittsburgh City Council is taking aim at Chick-fil-A over the Christian view of family values, marriage and gay marriage; seeking to get them banished as a sponsor from the Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon. The More...
Wisconsin US Attorneys Announce Election Day Program
United States Attorneys Scott C. Blader of the Western District of Wisconsin and Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced today that they have appointed Assistant United States Attorneys More...
CERN has suspended Professor Alessandro Strumia: ‘men are being discriminated against in the STEM’
CERN has suspended Professor Alessandro Strumia for a presentation he recently gave that claimed the field of physics is not sexist toward women, but that the truth does not matter because of a “political battle” More...