Controversies May 24, 2017 Trump commits to securing American pastor's release from Turkish prison, family lawyer says President Trump has committed to ensuring the return of an American pastor wrongfully imprisoned in Turkey, according to the attorney who represents his family.
Persecutions May 24, 2017 Iraqi Christian villages to begin rebuilding process with the first 100 homes The long road home for the thousands of Iraqi Christians displaced by ISIS is set to begin Monday with the construction of 100 houses-- the first of an estimated 13,000 houses to be built in a venture that will cost about $250 million.
Islam May 23, 2017 Indonesia sees protests after Christian governor jailed for blaspheming the Koran An Indonesian court has sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Quran following a trial that undermined the country's reputation for practicing a moderate form of Islam.
Persecutions May 9, 2017 Christian pastor faces daily torture in Pakistani prison after blasphemy conviction The wife of Zafar Bhatti, the Christian pastor in Pakistan who last week was sentenced to life in prison under the country's controversial blasphemy laws, says her husband is being tortured every day.
Persecutions April 21, 2017 Christian mom sentenced to hang for 'insulting Islam' in Pakistan may face final hearing Asia Bibi, the Christian mother of five in Pakistan who for seven years has been facing death by hanging for allegedly insulting Islam, could face her final Supreme Court hearing in June, her lawyer has said.
Persecutions April 21, 2017 Persecution of Christians is a human rights issue, says Pakistani archbishop As Christian persecution increases across the globe and questions of inaction are raised, one archbishop is suggesting a way to address the growing problem.
Persecutions April 19, 2017 Palm Sunday bombing suspect surrenders to Egyptian authorities A man suspected in one of the two Palm Sunday bombings of Coptic Christian churches in northern Egypt has turned himself in to authorities.
Persecutions April 19, 2017 What if Christians were targeted on a major US airline? It’s hard to believe that, within the same holy week that 50 Christians were bombed and murdered in their churches on Palm Sunday, the media and most of the world has already moved on to other news. Like United Airlines’ treatment of a passenger.
Christianity April 5, 2017 Russian court mulls Jehovah's Witnesses ban Russia's Supreme Court began a hearing Wednesday to potentially ban the Jehovah's Witnesses and declare it an extremist organization in the country.
Persecutions March 31, 2017 Imprisoned Pakistani Christians offered release if they convert to Islam Pakistani Christians imprisoned on terrorism charges for the lynching of two men after the 2015 church bombings in Lahore were allegedly told that if they renounced their faith and embraced Islam, their acquittal would be guaranteed.
OPINION March 28, 2017 Religious freedom, not money, should drive West in dealing with Saudi Arabia Money used to fund professorships, scholarships and centers of study is coming from regimes with long histories of violating religious freedoms.
