Tag: Christian Persecution

Religious freedom advocates have strongly criticized the Global Respect Act, warning that the bill would allow bureaucrats to target foreign Christians or other individuals who oppose the LGBT agenda abroad

Remember those who are suffering; those who the media, world governments, and hypocrites ignore; those who are alone, dying, or persecuted in communist China.

“At some point, you have to stand up for parent’s rights, you have to stand up for the power of the Gospel and stand up for the sufficiency of the Word of God.”

"It's unfortunate that they're more concerned with 100% vaccine compliance than they are with 100% Constitution compliance," First Liberty Institute's Justin Butterfield lamented.

The school underscored that Christ must remain central in their teaching, regardless of the cultural pressure to compromise when it comes to Biblical values like sexuality and the sanctity of life

The student said the whole thing seemed to him to be a one-sided method to shame, intimidate, and silence conservatives and Christians.

“The City’s quick offer of $75,000 shows the City knows it committed a significant and inexcusable violation of a loyal officer’s Constitutional rights.”

The number “confirms what many of us suspected, which is that the procedure for service members to submit religious exemption requests is basically bogus”

“The proposed ban is so broad it appears to attempt to impose highly contested social & political views in a manner that discriminates against those who do not share such views."

MacArthur emphasized the fact this is a war on God. Those professing another identity or gender are not only fighting God and His physical creation, they’re fighting His sovereignty.

Päivi Räsänen carried her Bible into the Court as her trial commenced: “Now it is time to speak. Because the more we are silent, the narrower the space for freedom of speech and religion grows."

Justice Thomas fired off a question for the city of Boston’s lawyer: “What I don’t understand is your definition of diversity because it would seem to me that Christians in Boston would be part of that diversity calculus.”

Despite the pro-religious freedom rhetoric, the Biden admin is failing to protect these rights and is seemingly working overtime to roll back some of the hard-won protections secured by the previous admin.

More than 4,000 pastors protested against a Canadian law that describes biblical morality as a 'myth.' "'All socialistic and communistic movements hate the authority and law of God…"

A tiny administrative agency in D.C. announced a policy that may serve as a model for a whole-of-government push to assemble lists of those who object on religious grounds to a COVID vaccine

There’s no doubt the governments in the West see the church as nonessential. In fact, in many instances, it appears they deliberately try to stifle what the church is doing. So we must stand up to “Caesar” when this is happening.

Considering what the government says about supposedly harmful "myths," perhaps the Canadian government is only a short time away from banning Christians from attempting to convert anyone with the gospel. Nevertheless, I'm not afraid of what Canada will do to Christians. I’m afraid of what God will do to Canada. Canada isn’t just persecuting Christians, its persecuting Christ—and it won’t win.

“I am a strong woman, but I have been treated like a criminal. I love my job, but I am not prepared to compromise my faith for it, and neither should other Christian NHS staff"

The European Court of Human Rights upheld a 2018 ruling by the UK Supreme Court in favor of a Christian bakery that refused to make a cake with a slogan affirming gay marriage.

“If one of the largest Protestant seminaries in the world wasn’t protected from suit under Title IX, very few other religious schools would be either. Uncle Sam would start running theology departments nationwide.”

“Over the years, I have seen Christianity being eroded and marginalized from the organization as a whole. AA is having less of an impact on people’s lives as a result”

"There is no COVID-19 exception to the First Amendment," Judge O'Connor wrote in his ruling. "There is no military exclusion from our Constitution."

"I am eager to support our Canadian brothers and to preach on biblical sexual morality on January 16, and I invite you as a faithful pastor to do the same."

The Biden's administration has launched a “war” on “faith-based agencies” and a group of lawmakers is pushing back on what they view as outright persecution

For China’s Christians, this season may be a little less festive than the majority, as they find themselves ever more limited in their ability to practice their faith.

"Companies spend thousands of dollars on motivational classes, to come up with motivational slogans. My motivation comes from the greatest motivational speaker of all times, Jesus Christ."

According to the letter, these organizations could be stripped of their charitable status for “dishonest counselling.”

"FFRF are a group of religious bullying zealots from Wisconsin who spend their lives trying to impose their religion of atheism on the entire culture"

Social engineering by courts in the name of “equality” has once again reared its ugly head, this time in New York.

"Hatred of Christians is hardly noticed as an increasingly obvious social problem—it’s a loud wake-up call against indifference & fashionable Christian-bashing”

The state punished the school for its speech, not for any conduct in violation of the state’s nondiscrimination policy, the judge ruled.

"There are various religious objections our clients have to the vaccine. Each of them prayed earnestly for God's direction and they do not feel they can..."

“This settlement is another important reminder that if you discriminate against Christians for their beliefs —you are probably breaking the law."

“If people ever need a place to go where they can in a sense forget about COVID and just be welcomed in, it’s church—Now the gov't is taking that as well"

“Nigeria, where more Christians are killed than anywhere else on the face of the planet, American leaders have suddenly decided to turn their backs and walk away"

“This move by Secretary Becerra shows he will not keep the commitment to protect religious freedom for every American that he made during his confirmation hearing.”

"If we value a free society, protecting the right to speak freely is paramount. We must always choose debate over censorship."

Last Sunday, Christians were informed that they were forbidden from gathering to worship unless they had special permission from the local magistrate.

That doesn't mean standing by those principles is easy. As the growing hostility toward religious freedom shows, we need to be prepared for conflict.

"I hope those at the show who are not a party to this discrimination will understand that I cannot stand by and allow the violation of my protected civil rights go unchallenged"

On Tuesday, religious freedom advocacy group International Christian Concern named the Taliban, Kim Jong-un, & Nigeria the top 3 Christian persecutors of 2021.

"The US is at a political and spiritual crossroads—Will our country allow the whims of elite opinion to impose a novel redefinition of humanity on ordinary Americans?"

“These criminal prosecutions raise serious questions regarding the extent of Finland’s commitment to protecting freedom of religion for its citizens"

With SCOTUS set to rule this term on high-profile cases, a Boston case has attracted less attention but could have important ramifications for religious liberty

Trump's rule stated no one could be fired due to a religious-based objection to being required to participate in actions/pronouncements favoring LGBT practices

"University officials must act consistently with the law to ensure that all students are treated fairly and without discrimination based on their faith.”

U.S. District Court Judge ruled churches and Christian-owned, for-profit businesses with sincerely held religious beliefs are not subject to LGBTQ discrimination claims.

"The message of the church is the offer of forgiveness in Christ—it is absolutely essential to churches to be able to teach that every human being is a sinner"

So, a Christian club has to make the case that there is no God, in order to bring in a speaker who asserts that there is a God?

"It may seem trivial, but there’s a big difference between freedom of worship and the free exercise of religion. Those on the left understand the difference."

Pawlowski was ordered by Justice Germain to give the government’s perspective whenever he publicly talks or communicates anything negative about AHS health orders

"To be mandated to provide, pay for or even promote procedures that directly contradict our deeply held religious beliefs is unconscionable and unconstitutional"

"I think that it really can only be understood as something that is spiritual. The offense is actually the cross itself."

While saying most people aren't interested in hearing sermons at the concert venue, the judge insisted that that "does not trump the constitutional issue."

No one would've predicted a few decades ago that church could be closed by the State or a pastor put in prison for “organizing an illegal in-person gathering"

“These proposals could fundamentally change the nature of Christian schools. Why is the gov't trying to dictate to a Christian school who it can employ or in what role?"

Franklin Graham: "Bakers, florists, photographers, now web designers. Where will it end? LGBT activists want to force their agenda on the rest of the world"

Each new school year seems to bring a number of instances where teachers or school admins either misunderstanding or neglecting the religious rights of students

"The threat of a legal action to forbid prayer after the game was overwhelmed by player lead prayer supported by parents and fans in solidarity"

UK Christians see this plan as a threat to the religious freedom of pastors and would not allow them to counsel anyone with unwanted same-sex attractions.

How grateful we should be for courageous men and women like these, who refuse to bow to the gods of this age and are willing to pay whatever the cost may be.

2 evangelical families in a Mexican town have been cut off from utilities and face fines and social ostracization for refusing to denounce their minority faith.

"Every American should be frightened if an employer can fire them for simply asking questions based on their religious beliefs about culturally important issues"

Thousands of church leaders in Australia signed a letter addressed to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, urging the government not to enforce vaccine passports in...

“Teachers shouldn’t be forced to promote ideologies that are harmful to their students and that they believe are false

Religious liberty and the Constitution won today against the overbroad, arbitrary, indeterminate, and clearly unconstitutional mandates from Newsom & LA County.