Human Rights Day: Pakistan should challenge the blasphemy laws, not entrench them
The Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS-UK) is calling upon the Pakistani Government to take steps to end the misuse of the Blasphemy Laws. The Pakistani Government should use Human Rights Day More...
Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski continue battle for freedom of conscience as gay marriage case heads to Arizona Supreme Court
The Arizona Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up a pivotal artistic and religious freedom case. The case, Brush & Nib Studio v. City of Phoenix, involves two artists who risk jail time and fines if they More...
Florist Barronelle Stutzman to court in gay marriage case: ‘I serve all customers, I just can’t celebrate all events’
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing floral artist Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland filed their opening brief Tuesday with the Washington Supreme Court. The brief on behalf 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...
Church in Hunan Province faces Unrelenting Harassment
(International Christian Concern) –A church in China’s southern Hunan province remains victim to unrelenting harassment from Chinese authorities. The local church experiences frequent visits from authorities More...
Liberty Counsel praises GOP control of Senate, Ron DeSantis’ win in Florida as ‘good news for constitutional judges’
Senate Republicans increased their seats in the midterm elections, which is good news for continuing to confirm constitutionalist judges. The so-called “blue wave” became a “blue puddle.” The Senate has 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...
Atheists attack Alabama Amendment 1, allowing Ten Commandments on public property, mocking God and Christianity
(FFRF press release) The god of the Bible is on the Nov. 6 ballot in Alabama. A proposed constitutional amendment would allow the government to display his so-called divine law — the Ten Commandments — on every More...
Mississippi Gov Phil Bryant attacked over message ‘to make again this One Nation, Under God’
FFRF is denouncing Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for promoting two religious events. A concerned local FFRF member reported that while acting in his official capacity as governor, Bryant recorded a promotional More...
Atheists claim ‘radical’ Family Policy Council event will get West Virginia churches to violate election laws
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is drawing attention to an upcoming gathering in West Virginia that is aiming to persuade churches to break election rules. This Friday, Nov. 2, the Family Policy Council of More...
China Cracks down on house Churches in Beijing
(International Christian Concern) –House churches or “family churches” have become increasingly popular in China, after China launched a nationwide campaign a little under three years ago that has been closing More...
US Commission on International Religious Freedom condemns persecution of Baha’is in Yemen
Tenzin Dorjee, Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), expressed increasing concern over the mounting persecution of Baha’is in Yemen by the Houthi-controlled government. “I More...
Freedom From Religion atheists attack New Prospect Elementary over FCA’s messages in gym, ‘See You at the Pole’ event
FFRF is calling for an end to multiple constitutional violations by a Tennessee school district. A concerned complainant reported that the New Prospect Elementary gym in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., has text painted on More...
Turkey forces Christian, David Byle out of Country
(International Christian Concern) –Canadian-American Christian David Byle has left Turkey after being ordered to leave the country following his arrest on October 13. He was arrested just one day after American More...
17 sentenced to Death over Egyptian Church Bombings
(International Christian Concern) –A military court in Egypt has sentenced 17 to death and 19 to life in prison for their involvement in several terrorist bombings against churches in the years 2016 and 2017. It More...
12 Sudanese Christians Released After Receiving Beatings
(International Christian Concern) –The 12 men that were arrested in Darfur, Sudan, a little over a week ago, have since been released. The men were arrested by the National Intelligence and Security Services(NISS) More...
Chinese Christians Live in a ‘Nightmare’
(International Christian Concern) –President Xi Jinping continues to tighten restrictions on religious freedom, causing believers to live in a “nightmare” according to a congressional commission report. The More...
Pope Francis willing to meet with North Korea’s President Moon Jae-in
(International Christian Concern) –Pope Francis states he is willing to visit North Korea if given an official invite during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. During a visit to the Vatican, the More...
Maryland’s Jarrettsville Elementary School concedes to atheists and takes down ‘Give us this day our daily bread’ sign from cafeteria
The atheists celebrate their “victory” as the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed an objection to a sign in a Maryland school’s cafeteria which read “Give us this day our daily bread” in More...
Maryland Rep Jamie Raskin calls for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws
(International Christian Concern) –Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives, calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. The legislation More...