(Prince Charles: Wikipedia) In his traditional Christmas address, UK’s Prince Charles called on his subjects and Christians everywhere to remember Muhammad’s flight to Medina as a parallel to the Holy Family’s trip to Bethlehem. Here’s the story from PJ Media: “Normally at Christmas, we think of the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ,” said […]
(Vladimir Putin: Wikipedia) A new law in Russia calls Christians who share their faith with non-believers ‘terrorists’ and subjects them to arrest and punishment. Not only that, Putin borrowed a page from the old Communist USSR regime and has outlawed missionary work, house churches, talking about God in public, and has demanded that neighbors […]
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” -John 15:18 (ESV) When was the last time a conservative Christian was fairly represented in the media? Where are the positive examples of believing Christians that use to populate the movies and TV shows in former years? All gone, except […]
China Among the Worst and Anti-Semitism on the Rise Internationally A new Pew study on religious liberty and persecution across the world entitled- “Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities” showed that China headed the list of the most restrictive nations. North Korea was not included in this study since it is too difficult to […]
(Seal of the Committee: Wikipedia) The Saudi religious police raided a home and arrested 27 people for secretly conducting a Bible study and Christian worship. Practicing any religion besides Islam is prohibited in Saudi Arabia with potential jail time or even physical beatings for violators. Here’s the story from The Blaze: Saudi authorities raided […]
(USCIRF Logo: Wikipedia) There are 8 nations on the current US State Department’s list of “Countries of Particular Concern” when it comes to religious freedom: Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan The dirty little secret is that the list has not changed since Obama became president and the current […]
(Photo credit: jurvetson) Recently President Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC and his topic was the current crisis of religious persecution and the lack of religious freedom around the world. It sounded very good until you consider that his own record when it comes to religious liberty in America is […]
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that growing religious intolerance was an overlooked downside to the ‘Arab Spring.’ While the popular revolts against longtime dictators in the Middle East and North Africa brought hope to millions of Arabs, Religious minorities in those countries, particularly Christians have seen an increase in persecution in the […]
(Laos via Wikipedia) According to Compass Direct, last month more than 100 local Lao officials in Katin village of Ta-Oyl district, Saravan Province forced 48 Christians to leave their worship service by gunpoint. Then the officials marched them 4 miles out of town and left them there to fend for themselves. Guards have been posted […]
FOX NEWS: A young Christian man was raped and brutally murdered in Pakistan for refusing to convert to Islam, and police are doing nothing about it according to the victim’s brother and minister. Tariq "Litto" Mashi Ghauri — a 28-year-old university student in Sargodha, Pakistan — was raped, tortured, and stabbed at least five times. […]
