Christian Persecution
‘Designed To Stop Free Speech’: New Scotland Hate Crime Law Sparks Outcry
“The law seems to be designed to stop free speech and impose the LGBTQ agenda on all of Scotland,” Franklin Graham posted on Facebook. On April 1, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Scottish Parliament to protest the law and its potential effects on free speech.
‘Designed To Stop Free Speech’: New Scotland Hate Crime Law Sparks Outcry
“The law seems to be designed to stop free speech and impose the LGBTQ agenda on all of Scotland,” Franklin Graham posted on Facebook. On April 1, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Scottish Parliament to protest the law and its potential effects on free speech.
Christian Persecution
‘Designed To Stop Free Speech’: New Scotland Hate Crime Law Sparks Outcry
“The law seems to be designed to stop free speech and impose the LGBTQ agenda on all of Scotland,” Franklin Graham posted on Facebook. On April 1, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Scottish Parliament to protest the law and its potential effects on free speech.
UK Lawyers Argue Employing Christians May Lead LGBT People To Suicide, Calls John 3:16 ‘Triggering’
The organisation’s lawyers argue that they can’t employ someone like Felix because his views on sex and gender might ‘damage’ the mental health of people identifying as LGBTQ+. They take their argument to the extreme when they assert that those identifying as LGBTQ+ might kill themselves if they discover [an employee] is a Christian.
What To Do When Our Elected Leaders Betray Biblical Values
"What we're dealing with across the country, and it's not just in Virginia, is to maintain religious liberty that our Founding Fathers enshrined in the First Amendment," Hamrick said. "It's being threatened right now in multiple ways. This is just one example here in Virginia..."
‘Creeping Culture Of Censorship’: UK Police Concede After Unlawful Silencing of Street Preacher
Jeremiah Igunnubole, legal counsel for ADF UK, said, “Dia Moodley’s case exposes a clear double standard in British policing when the issue concerns the expression of core beliefs; particularly Christian beliefs.
Christians Must Not Be Intimidated Into Silence By A Weaponized Government
We must let it be known that we will not be intimidated into silence by a weaponized government, nor will we allow Marxist tactics that seek to marginalize the Christian faith to cause us to shrink back into the shadows of society.
‘The World Will Hate You’: UK Politician Cleared After Biblical Tweet Ignites Firestorm
“How I have been treated is really troubling for a democratic society. It must ring alarm bells as this can now happen to anyone that is not in support of this extreme LGBT movement."
Justice Samuel Alito: Case Of Christians Excluded from Jury Duty ‘May Be A Foretaste Of Things To Come’
“I see no basis for dismissing a juror for cause based on religious beliefs,” wrote Justice Alito on Tuesday. “I am concerned that the lower court’s reasoning may spread and may be a foretaste of things to come.”
Biden’s Anti-Faith Climate Has Made It Open Season On Christians—At Home And Abroad
None of this happened in a vacuum. Under the Biden administration, there’s one common denominator between the growing religious persecution abroad and the rapidly increasing hostility toward churches here at home: our government’s policies.
Self-Proclaimed ‘Atheist’ City Official Targets Home Church, Demands Christians Stop Meeting
“Hundreds of thousands of Americans meet every day in homes for prayer meetings, Bible studies, book clubs, card games, and other gatherings. Why would Weare city officials stop this small, Christian congregation from legally doing likewise?”
House Resolution Moves Forward To Place Nigeria Back On The CPC List For Its Slaughter Of Christians
“Both the victims of persecution in Nigeria and international religious freedom advocates have been crying out for years for the U.S. to take a greater response to the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria and the increasing and devastating use of blasphemy laws and allegations.”
‘No Verse From The Bible Should Be Prohibited’: Preacher To Appeal Conviction For Holding Sign With Scripture Passage
“If it is now a criminal offence to hold a sign with a verse from Psalm 139 on it in a London street, then none of us is free. I have been ordered to pay costs, frankly I would rather go to prison than pay this to the state that has banned the Bible.”
Re-Writing God’s Word: China Is Following The Nazis’ Playbook In Its Tactics Against The Church
Altering the text of Scripture to conform it to the evil objectives of a morally bankrupt state will be about as successful as trying to grasp sunlight.
20 States Show Support For Christian Mother Barred From Adopting Over Beliefs On Gender
“Oregon is essentially using an ideological litmus test,” Bates’s attorney Christiana Kiefer told Fox News last April. “It welcomes people from all cultural and religious backgrounds to adopt, unless they disagree with the State’s gender ideology.”
Physical Attacks On Churches Saw A 600% Increase In 2023, Annual Report Shows
In 2023, the report counts 4,998 believers who were killed because of their faith, some 15,000 churches or Christian properties that were attacked, and around 4,000 Christians who were detained by authorities. Additionally, nearly 300,000 believers were driven from the homes by war or extremism.
Teacher Wins Settlement After Being Fired For Street Preaching, Pressured To Renounce Christian Activity
“I was shocked and amazed that the headteacher could do what he did. He made me feel like a criminal; his aim was to bully and humiliate me into renouncing my Christian activity. I believe if I had renounced it, I could have kept my job.
Pastor Charged With ‘Criminal’ Activity For Opening His Church 24/7 For The Homeless
“They would rather kick these folks to the curb in the cold outdoors of December and early January than allow the church to remain a church open 24/7 to those who need it the most,”
Turning A Blind Eye: State Dept. Sparks Outrage For Excluding Nigeria From 2024 Persecution Watchlist
“Since it is clear that the State Department will not take significant action over the terrible religious freedom conditions in Nigeria, it is vital that Congress makes its voice heard.”
‘May God Be Glorified’: Christian Physician Fired For Response To Questions On Gender Ideology
Kloosterman was called “evil” and a “liar.” “They also told me that I could not bring my Christian faith with me to the office either literally or figuratively,” she said. It ultimately led to her termination.
Selective Censorship: Christian Organization Sues D.C. Metro for Rejecting Ads
“You should not be giving the government this unbridled authority to choose who can and cannot speak in public forums, or anywhere else for that matter.”
UK High Court Judge Upholds Criminalizing Prayer And The Bible In Abortion Buffer Zone
“There is no evidence whatsoever to show that anyone is being harassed outside abortion clinics. The truth is quite the opposite. It is the abortion supporters who intimidate and harass"
SCOTUS Declines To Hear Christian Counselor’s Challenge To ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban In Washington
“This case is not the first instance of the 9th Circuit restricting medical professionals’ First Amendment rights, and without the Court’s review, I doubt it will be the last,” Justices Clarence Thomas wrote.
Poll Finds UK Young Adults Are Open To Banning That Bible For ‘Hate Speech’
Many modern unbelievers (as the poll indicated) see a better world without the Bible in it. The modern church (as seen in progressivism) sees a better world with a modified Bible to suit the times.
Win For Christian Businesses: ADF Lawsuit Shows Companies Can Decline Work That Does Not Align With Their Beliefs
“This victory for Bob underscores how the 303 Creative decision will protect countless Americans from government censorship and coercion. The U.S. Constitution protects his freedom to express his views as he continues to serve clients of all backgrounds and beliefs.”
Christian Lecturer Launches Legal Action For Unfair Dismissal, Threats To Label Him As ‘Terrorist’ For Biblical Tweet
"It was not an extremist religious view. It was addressed to evangelicals as a point of doctrine, and it has been misunderstood by many who wish to cause personal and institutional trouble for those who express that view."
Court Rules In Favor Of Christian School After Officials ‘Try To Force It To Abandon Its Religious Beliefs’
“The government cannot force religious schools to abandon their beliefs and exercise to participate in a public benefit program that everyone else can access,” said ADF Senior Counsel Jeremiah Galus.
‘Bible Trial’ Victory: Court In Finland Rules God’s Word Is Not ‘Hate Speech’
A four-year legal battle in Finland, dubbed “the Bible trial,” has ended with a second acquittal of a member of Finland’s Parliament who faced charges of “hate speech” for sharing her Christian beliefs about marriage and sexuality in a 2019 social media post.
Nigeria Named ‘Most Dangerous Place To Be A Christian,’ But It’s Still Not A ‘Particular Concern’ To The Biden Administration
“Whether the world acknowledges the plight of Nigerian Christians or not, the country has become a burial ground for Christians,” ICC’s report states. “Nigeria is a country torn by violence."
‘I Was A Danger’: Teacher Fired For Talking To Students About Biblical Sexuality
“The impact of what has happened to me has taken a great toll on me. The thought of me losing my career for expressing my Christian beliefs in response to questions from students is heartbreaking."
Resettlement Of Christians Fleeing Persecution Reduced 70% Under Biden Admin — Report
In 2022, the number of Christians resettled from the worst 50 countries for Christian persecution on Open Doors 2023 World Watch List was down 70% from six years ago.
Charges Dropped Against UK Woman For Silently Praying: ‘Her Story Has Put The World On Notice’
"Her story has put the world on notice that fundamental freedoms are vulnerable in the UK. There is now an urgent need for legal changes to stem the tide of policing by politics."
Jury Orders Christian Clerk Pay $100k For Hurting The ‘Feelings’ Same-Sex Couple, Liberty Counsel Says
She told Fox News that to her, it was not an issue simply about homosexuality, but about “upholding the Word of God and how God defined marriage from the beginning of time.”
Calling Good Evil: Why Christians Are Being Labeled The New Troublers Of Society
Our public officials are turning against Christianity, and it’s happening all over the world. The entire world has become increasingly hostile to Judeo-Christian values.
Firestorms and Falsehoods Erupt After Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Protecting Religious Freedom
Mainstream news organizations weren’t the only ones peddling misinformation. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser claimed at a press conference: “This was a made-up case without the benefit of any real facts or customers.”
