India: Dr Christo Philip wins court case to practice medicine at a mission hospital
(International Christian Concern) –On January 8, the Delhi High Court ruled in favor of Dr. Christo Philip, an American doctor and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), who was deported by the country’s Ministry More...
Ohio: Tree of Life Christian Schools ask US Supreme Court to hear zoning case
An Ohio Christian school blocked from serving students in a building that it has owned since 2010 asked the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to take its case. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Tree of More...
Ken Ham defends Ark Encounter field trips as atheists threaten schools
To rebut threatening letters sent to Kentucky’s public schools by an atheist group attempting to stop field trips to the Ark Encounter, Ken Ham, CEO/Founder of the Ark, has mailed letters to the superintendents 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...
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...
Malaysia Islamic Party president Hadi Awang warns Muslims that ‘nonbelievers will lead them to hell’
(International Christian Concern) –In a lengthy opinion piece published on social media today, Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS) president Hadi Awang delivered his warning to Muslims to place their trust in Muslim More...
Lao Christians Arrested During Christmas Service are Released
(International Christian Concern) –Seven Lao Christians arrested at the New Year weekend for conducting an “illegal” church service in celebration of Christmas have been released, according to a local official. The More...
Seven Lao Christians Arrested During Christmas Service
(International Christian Concern) –A company of nine police officers raided the Nakanong Village’s Christmas church service at approximately 6:00 PM on December 29, 2018. They arrested 3 church leaders, while More...
Police in Laos Arrest 78 year old Grandma and 3 Christian Men During Worship
(International Christian Concern) –Three police officers in Laos arrested a grandmother and three other Christians while they were worshipping last month, according to an advocacy group Human Rights Watch for More...
Pakistan added to State Department’s list of ‘World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedom’
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the State Department’s announcement that it had named 10 “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPCs) for particularly severe religious More...
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...
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...
Abortion laws: Alabama votes to protect ‘the rights of unborn children’, West Virginia ends ‘right to abortion’
Voters in Alabama and West Virginia approved sweeping amendments to state constitutions that could put major limitations on access to abortions. Alabama’s amendment makes it state policy to protect “the 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...
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...
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...
