Tony Perkins: "If NASDAQ's capitulation to woke ideology succeeds, look for financial profits of shareholders to be exchanged for cultural profits of the left"

Corruption

Hohmann: Dem. Document Surfaces Demanding Biden Clamp Down On Conservative Christians

Leo Hohmann - December 16, 2020

Group backed by congressional Dems touting a “Secular America” sends document to Biden urging him to strip 1st Amd. rights from Christians

Christian Persecution

SCOTUS Delivers Another Win For Houses Of Worship

Source - December 15, 2020

Religious Freedom victory: Supreme Court issues order siding with Colorado church in one case and a priest & rabbi in New Jersey in another.

Christian Persecution

School District Re-Recognizes Christian Student Group A Year After Threatened Lawsuit

Source - December 15, 2020

Victory for Religious Liberty of students: High School finally agrees to re-recognizes fellowship of christian athletes group

Asia

Pastor In India Attacked By Hindu Extremists, Locked In Room & Left To Die

Source - December 14, 2020

Violence against Christians in Bihar state has increased in the past two years, with attacks on house churches and pastors happening weekly.

Africa

State Department Designates Nigeria Among World’s Worst Religious Freedom Offenders

Decision Magazine - December 10, 2020

US State Dep. says Nigeria is among 10 nations identified as Countries of Particular Concern for violating international religious freedom.

LGBT+ Agenda

Australia Bill to Ban All ‘Conduct’ Not LGBTQ-Affirming, Including Private Conversations, Sermons & PRAYER

Source - December 9, 2020

Depending on how serious the VEOHRC deems the offense, an “offender” could face up to 10 years in jail and a fine of $200,000.

Europe

Norway Expands Transgender ‘Hate Speech’ Law to Include Private Comments in One’s Own Home

Source - December 9, 2020

Norway's parliament voted to expand its current law to include both private and public remarks designated "hate speech" against transgenders.

Christian Persecution

‘Religious Freedom Is a Human Right’: Swiss Court Suspends COVID Ban on Worship

Source - December 7, 2020

“Given that other public gatherings are still permitted, we do not see the proportionality of this restriction — it targets religious groups in a discriminatory way"

Morality

SCOTUS Must Protect Religious Freedom From Abuse of Power Amid Pandemic: Kelly Shackelford

Source - December 7, 2020

"If they don’t stand-in for the people, then people have no freedoms because it’s the court’s job to protect & to speak for the Constitution"

Christian Persecution

US Supreme Court Steps in After Months of California Discrimination Against Churches

Source - December 3, 2020

The US Supreme Court tossed a lower federal court ruling that had denied California churches a chance to make their case.

Africa

Human Rights Advocates Sound Alarm on ‘Christian Genocide’ Unfolding in Africa

Source - December 2, 2020

Muslim terrorists are launching attacks across Africa; "I can tell you that every minute the world is asleep is another minute someone dies"

Canadian News

Canadian Police Block Church Members from Drive-In Service

Source - December 1, 2020

Canadian police officers stopped a church congregation from holding a drive-in worship service on Sunday morning in Manitoba.

Christian Persecution

German Court Hands Restaurant Owner Religious Liberty Victory

Decision Magazine - November 30, 2020

“In a free society, everyone should be able to share their beliefs without fear of criminal investigation or censorship."

Asia

New Bill In China Would Prohibit Foreign Missionaries From Evangelizing

Source - November 29, 2020

Foreigners will be unable to speak freely about God in China, should a new communist bill be put into law.

Morality

America’s Founders Meant to Keep Government Out of the Church, Not God Out of the Government

Source - November 27, 2020

when our Founders came up with the First Amendment, were they trying to keep government free from religion? Or religion free from government?

Christian Persecution

Supreme Court: Pandemic No Excuse to Discriminate Against Religious Groups

Source - November 26, 2020

Major victory for religious freedom: In 5-4 ruling, SCOTUS justices told NY Gov. he can’t use COVID to discriminate against houses of worship

Christian Persecution

California Church Asks Supreme Court to Block Coronavirus Restrictions on Gatherings

Source - November 25, 2020

Harvest Rock Church is turning to the Supreme Court for an emergency injunction blocking an order from Gov. Gavin Newsom houses of worship

Children in the Crosshairs

Free Speech Wins in Challenge to Counseling Bans for Same-Sex Attracted, Gender-Dysphoric Children

Decision Magazine - November 24, 2020

A three-judge panel of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down bans on therapy for children who struggle with unwanted same-sex...

Christian Persecution

Theater Critic Backs Christian Actress Fired For Beliefs

Source - November 23, 2020

The message is: if you "express biblical views, you will be punished & will lose your career if you do not renounce your beliefs"

Christian Persecution

30-Year Military Chaplain Fired from Air Force – His Crime? Biblical Views on Sexual Morality

Source - November 20, 2020

Former Air Force chaplain wants to enlist believers in fight for religious freedom after he preached a message that led to his dismissal

Christian Persecution

California Strip Club Granted More Rights Than Churches

Source - November 17, 2020

An interesting recent development in California showcases how churches are indeed being unconstitutionally discriminated against.

Asia

Indian High Court Stands Up for Christians Persecuted by Hindu Nationals

Source - November 17, 2020

Even though the high court told the persecution to stop, local authorities have looked the other way, according to Christians in the region

Christian Persecution

Kansas Middle School Ends Operation Christmas Child After Atheist Complaint

Source - November 17, 2020

Kansas school decides to stop participation in Samaritans Purse Christmas Boxes after atheists saidl participation was unconstitutional

Christian Persecution

100+ UK Religious Leaders Take Legal Action Over Ban on Sunday Worship Services

Source - November 16, 2020

+100 church leaders are taking legal action against the English and Welsh gov't for forcing houses of worship to close due to COVID-19

Christian Persecution

Justice Alito Sounds Alarm: ‘Religious Liberty Is in Danger of Becoming a Second-Class Right’

Source - November 13, 2020

Alito: COVID resulted in unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty... Religious liberty is in danger of becoming a 2nd-class right

Christian Persecution

Pew: Christians Still Most ‘Harassed’ Religious Group in the World

Source - November 12, 2020

Christians are harassed in more countries than members of any other faith, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.

Christian Persecution

Christian Ministry to Sue Bank for Closing Its Account Following LGBT ‘Mob Rule’

Decision Magazine - November 12, 2020

The Bank followed the lead of Facebook, PayPal and Mailchimp, which closed down CIT’s accounts after pressure from LGBT activists.

Christian Persecution

Nevada Church Again Petitions Supreme Court on COVID Restrictions

Decision Magazine - November 9, 2020

Alliance Defending Freedom: “There is no constitutional right to gamble, but there is one that protects attending worship services"

Christian Persecution

High Court Hears Philadelphia Religious Liberty-Foster Care Case

Decision Magazine - November 6, 2020

Kavanaugh: What I fear is that the absolutist & extreme position would require us to go back on the promise of respect for religious believers

Children in the Crosshairs

School District Retroactively Changes Policy to Justify Ban on ‘Jesus Loves Me’ Mask: Lawsuit

Source - November 4, 2020

Mississippi school retroactively banned religious expression on face masks a day after ordering a student to remove her “Jesus Loves Me” mask

Christian Persecution

Second-Highest English Court to Hear Case of Censured Judge Fired for Christian Values

Decision Magazine - November 4, 2020

“I am fighting this battle... I do not want Christian beliefs to be barred from important positions in public life."

Censorship

Scottish Hate Crime Bill Would Criminalize Offensive Dinner Table Conversations

Source - October 30, 2020

Scotland’s new odious hate crime bill would criminalize dinner table conversations if their ‘offensive’ content is reported to police

Asia

North Korea Jails, Executes Anyone Who Owns a Bible, Shocking Report Says

Source - October 30, 2020

A new report by watchdog details horrific violations of religious freedom within North Korea, including torture and public execution.

Christian Persecution

Blind Christian Once Banned From Public Park for Sharing Her Faith Wins Religious Freedom Case

Source - October 29, 2020

A Christian woman once banned for two years from a Rhode Island public park for sharing her faith has had her liberty restored to her.

Abortion

Polish Abortion Activists Target Churches Following High Court’s Pro-Life Ruling

Decision Magazine - October 28, 2020

Radical abortion activists target churches across Poland after highcourt rules law allowing abortion for fetal disability unconstitutional

Christian Persecution

2 Churches Win Religious Rights Court Victory Over COVID Orders But The Fight Is Far From Over

Source - October 22, 2020

In what has been called a victory for religious freedom, a fed. judge sides with 2 churches, granting injunction against COVID orders

Christian Persecution

Welsh County Council Overturns Ban on Lord’s Prayer

Decision Magazine - October 22, 2020

Bridgend County in southern Wales reversed its decision to ban mourners from corporately reciting the Lord’s Prayer during funeral services.

LGBT+ Agenda

Ken Ham: Conversion Therapy Bans Are a “Trojan Horse”

Ken Ham - October 21, 2020

These “conversion therapy bans” are Trojan horses that pave the way for the bridling of free speech & criminalization of biblical principles

Censorship

FRC Preps Lawsuit Against Tech Company Accused of Targeting Them for ‘Religious Discrimination’

Source - October 20, 2020

Family Research Council responds to tech company that abruptly terminated their contract right before their "Pray, Vote, Stand" broadcast

Christian Persecution

Ben Carson Investigates Religious Discrimination After Senior Housing Resident Ordered to Remove Christian Books

Source - October 13, 2020

Dr. Ben Carson is investigating a complaint concerning the violation of religious liberties at a senior apartment complex in Oklahoma.

Christian Persecution

Faith-Based Adoption Agency Can’t Be Closed for Refusing to Place Kids with Gay Couples, Fed Court Rules

Source - October 12, 2020

A federal judge rules Christian adoption agency cant be forced to shut down over policy of placing children with married heterosexual couples

Canadian News

Christian Provincial Cabinet Member Ousted for Pro-Life Facebook Post

Source - October 11, 2020

The premier of Nunavut stripped a Christian cabinet member of his portfolios for posting to Facebook his opposition to abortion.

Christian Persecution

Christian Animator Blacklisted for Refusing to Bow to LGBTQ Agenda

Decision Magazine - October 10, 2020

Twenty-three-year-old Emily Arunt, a skilled animator and a student at Regent University, knew that her Christian faith set her apart from many in the...