Religious Freedom

Christian in UK banned from teaching for ‘misgendering’ student

By Chris Eyte Europe 3 months ago

A High Court judge in England on Thursday (July 25) upheld a ban on Christian Joshua Sutcliffe from teaching following his dismissal for refusing to use the preferred pronoun of a schoolgirl identifying as a boy.
Russia begins demolishing of church building in occupied Crimea

By Jack Bethel Europe

3 months ago

Russian occupation forces began dismantling a worship building of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in the Crimean city of Yevpatoria on Sunday (July 21), according to published reports.
Pakistan reverses ban on passports for asylum seekers

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News Asia

3 months ago

Pakistani Christians who have fled the country due to persecution were relieved to hear the government has reversed its decision to stop issuing or renewing passports to those seeking asylum abroad.
Fulanis kill 18 Christians in Benue state, Nigeria

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News Africa

3 months ago

Fulani attackers killed 18 Christians in a late-night assault on Friday (July 19) in central Nigeria, area residents said.

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3 months ago

Europe Religious Freedom

Boatman attacks evangelizing Christians on Lake Constance, Germany

By Chris Eyte

A man angry with a group of Christians reading Bible verses with a megaphone on their boat off the German shores of Lake Constance rammed his boat into theirs three times, causing one of them to fall overboard, slightly injuring his leg.
3 months ago

Asia Religious Freedom

Faith of Christian on death row in Pakistan shines in studies

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

A Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy despite lack of evidence in Pakistan has demonstrated his faith by excelling academically even in prison, sources said.
3 months ago

Asia Religious Freedom

Pastor and family devastated by death of son in India

By Morning Star News

Pastor Sushil Kumar and his wife rose at 3 a.m. on July 8 in their village in northern India as always to pray. They came out of their house 90 minutes later to find their 22-year-old son’s body hanging from the bamboo ceiling of a nearby animal shed.
3 months ago

Asia Europe Religious Freedom

Azerbaijan destroys Christian sites, heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

By Jack Bethel

Azerbaijan is guilty of “cultural genocide” for destroying Christian sites in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and falsely claiming that Armenian religious presence there never existed, according to a report by a legal advocacy group.
3 months ago

Asia Religious Freedom

Officials in China intensify ‘Sinicization’ of religion

By Edward Ross

Religious leaders in China were instructed to put President Xi Jinping and his doctrines at the center of their teaching and preaching at a recent high-level seminar of top faith representatives and bureaucrats.
3 months ago

Asia Religious Freedom

Christian father, 29, gunned down by Muslims in Pakistan

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

A Catholic father of four children was gunned down by Muslim neighbors last week after he objected to their harassment of Christians in the area, his family said.
3 months ago

Asia Religious Freedom

Hindu extremist attack shuts down church’s services in India

By Morning Star News

Worship services at a church in a village in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state have been suspended since Hindu extremists attacked the congregation on June 1, sources said.