In moments such as these when government authorities order us to stop praying, we cannot help but think of Daniel. In fact, the very name of Daniel provides us with a level of clarity over who we should obey in those moments.

Religious Freedom

In Contentious Religious Freedom Debate, Congressman Insists It’s ‘Too Far’ For Christians To Call Jesus ‘The Only Way’

To suggest, as Miller said in his initial response, that sharing core tenets of one’s faith is somehow a step “too far” is evidence of an extremely narrow definition of religious freedom that is out of step with our nation’s history.

Christian Persecution

Watchdog: New Bills in Pakistan Violate International Law, Trample On The Freedom and Safety Of Christians

A Christian watchdog group is sounding alarms over two bills Pakistan’s legislature has passed that would increase penalties for blasphemy and fail to protect the rights of religious minorities, especially Christians, in the predominantly Muslim nation.

Religious Freedom

The Truth Of The Bible On Trial In Finland: Could A Conviction Hold Grave Ramifications For European Christians?

“If I would be convicted, it would have consequences around to Europe, because the LGBT advocates, they are so active and aggressive. And they have very strong networks … so it would have effects to other European countries.”

LGBT+ Agenda

‘Keep Standing For Truth’: The UK Christians On The Frontlines Of Opposing Transgender Ideology

But this list isn’t simply to praise those who’ve stood. It’s to remind Christians that we have stood firm when the opposition has been fiercest and when God’s pattern for men and women has been mocked.

Berean Review

We’re Entering A New Era In The United States, Where There Will Be A Cost To Following Jesus

In some ways, even the freedom of religion in our country feels like it is slipping away, as “cancel culture” seems to take ever-greater precedence over the First Amendment. In 1 Peter 4:12-19, we are told how we should respond when the world attacks us for our faith.

Christian Persecution

Persecution Of Christians Rising: Wife in Uganda Killed For Receiving Christ As Lord And Savior

The killing was the latest of many instances of persecution of Christians in Uganda that Morning Star News has documented. Uganda’s constitution and other laws provide for religious freedom, including the right to propagate one’s faith and convert from one faith to another.

Coronavirus

City Pays Costly Settlement For COVID-19 Arrests of Maskless Churchgoers

The judge noted that the city had given incorrect advice to its officers about the application of the code, and the plaintiffs were reasonable in their damage requests.

Religious Freedom

Franklin Graham: Pray That The State Of Colorado Will Follow SCOTUS Protection Of Speech

“Can you believe that Jack Phillips has been tied up with these court cases for 11 years? Jack is not going to design a cake that says a male can become a female—and he shouldn’t have to”

Religious Freedom

‘People Of Faith Are Not Second-Class Citizens’: SEC Is Throttling Religious Shareholders, ADF Warns

“ It can’t pick and choose which viewpoints get a hearing in the public square. Every shareholder deserves a voice—not just those who happen to agree with the government’s current views on a hot-button issue.”

Religious Freedom

Why Democrats In California Won’t Tolerate The ‘Presence’ Of The Cross In Public

Why tear down Christian symbols if, as they claim, the Bible isn’t true? Why fight to remove crosses from coast to coast as if you’re threatened by something you don’t even believe in?

Christian Persecution

‘What I Said Was Biblically Sound’: Councillor’s Life Torn Apart For Tweet Calling Pride A Sin

Cllr Lawal said: “It is now almost impossible to say something biblically truthful on sexual ethics in UK society without being cancelled and having your life ruined.“

Religious Freedom

Pompeo: The Status Of Freedom In Any Nation Should Be Measured By Its Commitment To Religious Freedom

Our nation must never become a place where the government’s view of morality holds more power than an individual’s belief in God. That’s why we must continue to push back against these assaults on religious liberty.

Religious Freedom

Christian Preschool Denied State Funding Unless It Forgoes Biblical Beliefs And Morality

“Colorado officials are unconstitutionally forcing Darren Patterson Christian Academy to make the untenable choice of adhering to its religious beliefs and forfeiting participation in an otherwise generally available public program…”

Christian Persecution

Biden Admin’s Timidity On The International Scene: Horrifying To Americans, Deadly To Believers

The Biden administration should not be kowtowing to China — they should be holding them accountable for their systematic and egregious violations of fundamental human rights, chief among them religious freedom.

Christian Persecution

Employer Withdraws Job Offer Over Candidate’s Christian Views On Marriage And Sexuality

“What I cannot do, and you cannot reasonably expect me to do without yourselves being discriminatory, is make my participation in the ‘promotion of homosexual rights’ a condition of my employment.”

Deceptions

Commentators And Activists Are ‘Blatantly Distorting The Facts’ About Religious Freedom Centered SCOTUS Decision

“This manufactured sideshow is a frantic attempt to delegitimize a historic Supreme Court decision, a client whom Colorado censored for seven years, and a court that upheld a foundational American principle."

Christian Persecution

Franklin Graham: ‘Never Before In America Have We Seen Such Open Contempt For The Word Of God’

"Behind the disdain and hatred for Christ and His followers is the evil one, plus his minions who for a season have been allowed by God to work evil on Earth."

Christian Persecution

Christian Charity Wins Lengthy Legal Battle After UK Bank Unlawfully Closes Ministry Accounts

"This must never happen again to another individual, church or Christian ministry. The government must act now to protect Christian ministries from such brazen discrimination.”

The Restrainer

The Gov’t Can’t Mislabel Speech As Discrimination To Censor It: SCOTUS Issues Major Free Speech Victory

Gorsuch authored the majority opinion, which said that, “In this case, Colorado seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance.”

Christian Persecution

Biblical Worldview Described As ‘Unrealistic Hysteria’ By New Zealand Tribunal

"It is obvious that many within the education system will not tolerate Christians or their Biblical worldview. Consequently, many children will leave the education system with that same attitude..."

Christian Persecution

Truth and Intolerance: Is ‘Religious Freedom’ A Code Word For ‘Christian Supremacy’?

It is not intolerant to say that two plus two equals four, and not five. It’s the truth. You have a right to believe that the answer is five, but that idea is inferior to the truth, and it will harm you in many ways.

Christian Persecution

Trial Begins For Malta Man Facing Jail For Sharing How He Left Homosexuality to Follow Jesus

"If Individuals have sexual relations with a person of the same sex, they commit the homosexual act in God’s eyes, and that is a sin. Just like every other sin, one can repent from it and ask God for forgiveness and ask Him for strength to overcome"

Christian Persecution

Doctor Vindicated After Being Fired For Biblical Beliefs: ‘We Cannot Love People Truly When We Live And Disseminate A Lie’

“David Mackereth’s case challenged the sanity of our society, and our society was found wanting. If we tolerate this as a society, if we give in on the essential freedom of thought, conscience and religion, no other freedom is safe."

Christian Persecution

Homeland Security Lists Faith Groups As ‘Likely Targets’ of Violence Ahead of 2024 Election

National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) bulletin warned about the increased risk of attacks on communities across the nation—including “faith-based institutions.”

Religious Freedom

Why A Hostile Hospital Takeover Is Causing Alarm Amongst Christians In Australia

This move does not just affect hospital operations. This has far-reaching consequences for freedom of religion and freedom of conscience in Australia.

Christian Persecution

‘Violence Against Christians Is Being Normalized’: Two Elderly Men Brutally Assaulted Praying Outside Planned Parenthood

"Violence against Christians is being normalized & promoted by the media and the government. Christians should pray for those who think violence will silence the truth about God..."

Religious Freedom

‘Patently Anti-Religious’: Parents and Christian Schools Sue Minnesota Over New Law

“Minnesota politicians just slammed the door on thousands of kids in their state who want to get a head start on college, all because the schools they want to attend share their religious beliefs."

Christian Persecution

Pompeo: Biden Admin Sees Religion As An ‘Unfortunate Feature Of A Backward Society Trapped In The Past’

According to emails recently obtained by ACLJ through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process, the Biden Administration seems more worried about promoting its woke agenda than securing religious freedom.

Christian Persecution

It’s Really ‘About Me Being A Christian’: Teacher Banned By UK Secretary Of State For Education For ‘Misgendering’

“Indoctrinating children across the country to bow before the Pride flag is celebrated, but if Christian beliefs are raised or expressed in the classroom, you can face having your career and life torn apart."

Christian Persecution

‘Constant Threat’: Christians In Crosshairs as Iranian Executions Rise, Report Warns

More than 97% of Iranians are considered Muslim by their government, but as Oklahoma-based Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) notes, those numbers don’t reflect the increasing numbers who are reportedly leaving Islam and following Jesus Christ.

Religious Freedom

Christian Legal Groups Raise Concerns Over Biden’s New School Prayer Guidance

“This guidance may lead to more violations of student and teacher rights sooner rather than later, and we stand ready to support students and teachers in protecting their rights”

Christian Persecution

When Did Christian Beliefs Become Radical?

There are so many other issues associated with the church that have resulted in, by and large, a lukewarm church that has greatly contributed to the increasing secularization of the culture.

Berean Review

Franklin Graham Compares Our Times With The Days Of Noah, Urges Liberty Grads To ‘Stand For Truth’

“He was grieved in His heart,” said Franklin Graham. “… I can’t help but think that the heart of God is grieved as He looks at our world today.”

Christian Persecution

A Legacy Of Censorship: How Communist Concepts Have Led To Suppression Of Christian Views

“A lot of the hate speech laws that we have in Europe today are cut-and-paste from Soviet times and communist countries. Even though these communist regimes have all collapsed, the legacy of censorship that they introduced has continued on to this day.”

Christian Persecution

UK Gov’t Faith Adviser Publishes Review Targeting The Use Of Christian Terms Like ‘Apostasy’ As ‘Extremist’

All this begs the question as to by what authority does Colin Bloom assert that calling someone else an unbeliever or a heretic is ‘extremist’? Christians should be very concerned about the definition of extremism proposed by Bloom and should have no hesitation in speaking out about it.

Religious Freedom

Courage To Speak Openly: UK Christians Arrested, Fired For Standing on Biblical Truth

"If they openly speak of Biblical teachings about sexuality, hell, the uniqueness of Christ—they are in danger of losing their job, being canceled by the wider culture, and even being ostracized by churchgoers who hope to make some kind of peace with the hostile culture."

Children in the Crosshairs

Teacher Tells Children They Would Be ‘Dealt With Severely’ For Objecting To LGBT Lessons

“We are concerned about the focus of the school and the manner in which it has approached LGBT issues. We believe that this has infringed upon our rights as parents to raise our son in accordance with our deeply held Christian beliefs.“

Berean Review

Fighting For What’s Biblical: What Can I Do to Reclaim the Christian Culture?

What would it take to reclaim a Christian culture — a culture of worship of Jesus Christ alone, where the Bible is the foundation of morality and law, and where people love others more than themselves?

Religious Freedom

‘Cause For Concern’: FRC Report Highlights 300% Increase In Hostility Towards Churches in The First Quarter Of 2023

"Americans appear increasingly comfortable lashing out against church buildings, pointing to a larger societal problem of marginalizing core Christian beliefs, including those that touch on hot-button political issues related to human dignity and sexuality"

Children in the Crosshairs

‘They’re Starting With The Youth’: High School Student Arrested, Following Defense Of Biblical Morality

“Our freedom of religion is under attack; God’s natural order is under attack. The family unit in general is being attacked from every angle. And they’re starting with the youth.”

Christian Persecution

‘Not Open For The Government To Censor’: Christian Therapist Appeals To U.S. Supreme Court On Conversion Therapy Ban

“The government can’t control a counselor’s speech. Washington’s counseling censorship law violates freedom of speech and harms counselors as well as clients,” said John Bursch, ADF senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy.

LGBT+ Agenda

Ontario Bill Seeks To Ban Protests Outside Drag Queen Story Hours, Following Pastor’s 3rd Arrest

"I've warned Canadians for a very long time—and I'm warning Americans as well—that you will be ruled by what you tolerate. If you tolerate corruption, you will be ruled by corruption. If you tolerate perversion, you will eventually be ruled by perversion."

State Of The Church

Bible College Caves To The Culture, Expressing Concern They’d Get A Bad ‘Reputation’ For Believing The Bible

What have we come to as a church when someone proclaiming the obvious truth from God’s Word is fired and threatened by those who claim to be followers of Christ

Euthanasia

‘Image-Bearers Of God’: New Mexico Doctors No Longer Required To Participate In Assisted Suicide

“Dr. Lacy and the thousands of other Christian medical professionals we represent believe every life is sacred and full of inherent value, and that assisted suicide ends an innocent human life without justification."

Religious Freedom

Contending For The Faith: The Vital Role Of Christian Legal Groups In Defending Truth And Sanity

They help the faithful fulfill their mission without having to betray deeply held Scriptural convictions or bow down to leftist, secular mandates. Their eternal impact cannot be overstated. And it comes at a cost.

Religious Freedom

‘Only Jesus Christ’: Wrestler Criticized For Discussing His Christian Faith, Calling Muhammad A ‘False Prophet’

Jesus died for our sins on a Roman cross, was buried, and on the third day, God raised Him from the dead! He’s not dead, He’s alive! Thank you, Aaron Brooks, for being unashamed of the Gospel..."

Christian Persecution

Bible College Fires Lecturer For Tweet On Biblical Sexuality, Threatens To Report Him To Counter-Terrorism

“Anyone concerned about academic freedom, Christian freedoms and free speech should be deeply concerned by what has happened to me.”

Religious Freedom

After Years Long Legal Battle, Joe Kennedy, Reinstated In Former Coaching Position

“… A lot of people have been praying for this for a long time, and I think America is ready to just enjoy the religious freedom once again.”

Christian Persecution

European Court of Human Rights Condemns Russia After Anti-Terrorism Law Was Used To Criminalize Pastor

"Millions of people around the world are free to do this without interference, but I was treated like a criminal and convicted under a Russian law directed at terrorists."

Christian Persecution

Street Preacher, Flagged As ‘Potential Terrorist’ For Sharing Biblical Truth On Gender, Wins Appeal

“This case has represented a disturbing trend in our society which is seeing members of the public and professionals being prosecuted and reported as potential terrorists for refusing to celebrate and approve LGBTQ ideology."

Religious Freedom

Ministry Sues State After Washington Outlaws Hiring Solely Christian Employees

This requires the nonprofit to hire some non- ministerial employees who don’t agree with the organization’s beliefs or face significant penalties if they don’t comply to this new hiring practice.

Religious Freedom

Indiana Bill Seeks To Safeguard State, Biblical Counselors From Unconstitutional ‘Conversion Therapy’ Bans

The bill was introduced after the city of West Lafayette considered an ordinance in 2022 that would have fined unlicensed counselors $1,000 per day for engaging in “conversion therapy.”

Christian Persecution

Australian Police Describe ‘Premillennialism’ As An Extremist Ideology, Connecting Belief To Terrorism

The Queensland Police Service have now painted a clear target on every sincere Christian who holds to the teaching of Premillennialism by connecting this belief to terrorism.

Christian Persecution

‘I Couldn’t Be A Christian And A Teacher‘: School Teacher Fired For Resisting Trans Agenda

“She has the guts to stand up for what’s right. And they have absolutely no right to fire her for it! We need many more like her … This is a crime against children. It just shows how upside down the world has become.”

Christian Persecution

‘International Significance’: Malta Man Becomes First Christian To Face Prison For Violating ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban

“I am determined however, to raise awareness on the danger and harm that ‘conversion therapy’ bans are and will cause, not just to churches and society in Malta, but all around the world."

Religious Freedom

Fmr. Police Officer: If People Are Afraid To Express Their Faith Publicly, You Are Not Truly Free

He challenged other believers and asked a key question: if we aren’t willing to stand for Truth in the workplace, do we think we would confess Christ when persecution increases?

Religious Freedom

‘Forbidden Prayer’: Charges Dropped Against UK Woman Who Prayed Silently

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who was arrested in December, said she still wants her day in court to pursue full dismissal of her charges in light of claims by authorities that criminal prosecution for her silent prayers could resume at a later date.

Religious Freedom

‘It’s Not About A Cake’: Unrelenting LGBT Win Legal Battle Against Jack Phillips

This is more than a fight over a pink cake with blue frosting. It is about forcing Christians who believe God’s Word to deny the very truth of the Bible and act against those truths.

Religious Freedom

‘I Believe In God’s Design’: Policeman’s Resignation Shows the Fallout over Marriage Has Begun

“The leadership at that police department claims to be Christian. But I just don’t understand why they would say that an outspoken Christian is the same thing as a racist."

Christian Persecution

The Privilege Of Suffering For Christ: Growing Persecution Has Become A Global Trend

In Malta, a man was arrested for saying that God rescued him from a homosexual lifestyle. They said telling his true story amounted to “conversion practices.”

Christian Persecution

In The Battle Between Good And Evil, It’s Not A Question Of If Persecution Comes But When

How we understand the different environments in which believers and persecution interact is vital for ministry. For instance, in mission efforts, it is important to locate the persecutors.

Europe

The Church In The West Stands On The Brink Of Destruction

If God were to abandon the West how could we complain, given that we have contemptuously pushed Him away so often, so publicly and so shamelessly?

Christian Persecution

Atheist Group Complains About Prison Baptisms Converting Inmates To Christianity

“Over the past four years, nearly 300 men and women have given their life to Jesus Christ while incarcerated at the Decatur County Detention Center. All glory to GOD!”

Christian Persecution

Wake-Up Call: Second Person Faces Criminal Record For Silently Praying In The UK

"I assisted with abortions in hospital as part of my army medical training, but now I pray for those who perform abortions, because I realise how harmful abortion is to women and families, and that every single human life is valuable—no matter how small.”

Europe

Taking Away Basic Freedom: United Kingdom to Ban So-Called ‘Conversion Therapy’

“What the activists describe would already be illegal. This ban is all about silencing and criminalising anyone who questions or opposes homosexuality.”

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