Religious Freedom

Disturbing escalation in anti-christian violence; UCF claims two Christians attacked every day

Asia Opinion Religious Freedom

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Disturbing data released by the United Christian Forum (UCF) reveals a concerning rise in targeted violence against Christians in India, with 687 incidents reported in the first 334 days of 2023 alone. This unsettling trend continues a worrying pattern since 2014, solidifying India's position as the eleventh worst country globally for the persecution of Christians, according to the Open Doors World Watch annual ranking.

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Opinion

Imprisoned freedom advocate Jimmy Lai rewarded with sweet joy and love

Asia Religious Freedom

8 min read

Hong Kong businessman and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced to a horrendous twenty years in jail on Monday February 9th, 2026. For political reasons he is unlikely to die in prison. When released, we will do well to listen to what he has to say about his experience of sweet joy and love in a most unlikely place.
Iran: a complex context where God is growing the Church

Middle East Religious Freedom

5 min read

What we have seen recently within Iran is a symptom of a deep desire for change, yet change is already happening. The Spirit of God is moving and Iranians are responding. 50,000 of Iran's 75,000 mosques have closed, reportedly as a result of Christian influence. As change continues, may Iranians coming to Christ become a blessing to all nations.
The unhelpful vortex that is the conference industrial complex

Latin America Church & Missions Religious Freedom

8 min read

NGO professionals can find themselves traveling from conference to conference, only to encounter the same people and organizations time after time, listen to the same first-year university level talks, and have the same conversations that sound good but effectively go nowhere. Questioning the conference industrial complex.
Rising political utilitarianism presents fresh challenges to global missions

Oceania Church & Missions Religious Freedom Society & Culture

9 min read

Here is an abridged introduction to a missions forecast from the WEA's Mission Commission warning against toxic utilitarianism as a threat to global stability. It leads to a narrow-minded view of national wellbeing and is a multi-faceted problem for those seeking to fulfill the purposes of God internationally. A related decline in philanthropy, trauma of tribalism, lack of theological education, and impact of migration present challenges to the future of World Christianity and missions that will

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Middle East Religious Freedom

U.N. calls on Iran to cease arbitrary arrests of religious minorities

By Edward Ross

Noting a widespread wave of arrests of religious minorities in Iran since June, the U.N. General Assembly last month adopted a resolution calling on the Islamic regime to “cease the widespread and systematic use of arbitrary arrests and detention.”
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US & Canada Religious Freedom

US Capitol Christmas Tree guidelines no longer ban religious ornaments, Christian group says

By The Christian Post

A Christian advocacy group is celebrating what it claims is a "religious freedom victory" after the guidelines for submitting decorations for this year's U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree do not explicitly prohibit religious items as they have in previous years.
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US & Canada Religious Freedom

House panel releases report on FBI's targeting of traditional Catholics

By The Christian Post

Catholic organizations are reacting to the findings of an investigation into the FBI’s targeting of traditional Catholics, described as “a wake up call to any and all Americans who care about basic civil liberties.”
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US & Canada Religious Freedom

'Christmas isn't racist': Trudeau, Canadian lawmakers respond to paper calling Christian holidays 'systemic discrimination'

By The Christian Post

Lawmakers in Canada are denouncing a recent report by a Canadian government human rights panel that described Christmas and Easter holidays as examples of “systemic religious discrimination.”
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Asia Religious Freedom

ISIS claims responsibility for Philippines church bombing

By Christian Today India

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bombing of a church in the Philippines on Sunday in which four people were killed. Over 50 people were injured in the attack, which took place as a Catholic mass was being held at the Mindanao State University gymnasium in Marawi City.
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Asia Religious Freedom

Blast kills four at worship service in Muslim region of the Philippines

By Edward Ross

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a blast that killed four worshippers at a Catholic Mass on Sunday (Dec. 4) in an area of the Philippines that had become an autonomous Muslim region in an attempt to end such violence.

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'North Americans must see themselves as partners with the global Church', Urbana director says

US & Canada Church & Missions Education

Less than 10 min

For nearly eight decades, Urbana has stood as one of the most influential missions gatherings in North American evangelicalism, inspiring generations of young Christians to consider their role in taking the gospel to the ends of the earth. But as Christianity’s center of gravity continues shifting toward the Global South, the triennial event grappled with the question: what does mission look like in a world where leadership is no longer primarily Western?
Five warning signs in the American Church that church leaders around the world must note

US & Canada Church & Missions Bible & Theology

about 8 min
UK House of Lords passes abortion measure; evangelical leader calls it 'a tragic failure'

Europe Health Society & Culture

about 4 min
Interfaith body delays church permit in Medan, Indonesia

Asia Religious Freedom

about 4 min
Opposition lawmaker, evangelical pastors call for return to family values in Mexico

Latin America Family & Children Church & Missions

about 4 min
Seven counter-cultural biblical truths for ethical leadership

Latin America Society & Culture Bible & Theology

about 4 min

Religious Freedom

Disturbing escalation in anti-christian violence; UCF claims two Christians attacked every day

Christian groups demand Nigeria be placed on list of religious freedom violators

Threat of prison awaits Christian mother granted bail in Nigeria

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Trade policy loophole opens door for 'US complicity' in China's genocide of Uyghurs, advocate warns

Mauritania arrests Christians in response to Muslims’ outrage

Chinese church members harassed on anniversary of crackdown

Calls for end to India's anti-conversion laws after hundreds of Christians arrested

"Persecution is to be expected" - an interview with Brazilian theologian Dr. Rosalee Velloso Ewell

Opinion

Imprisoned freedom advocate Jimmy Lai rewarded with sweet joy and love

Iran: a complex context where God is growing the Church

The unhelpful vortex that is the conference industrial complex

Rising political utilitarianism presents fresh challenges to global missions

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U.N. calls on Iran to cease arbitrary arrests of religious minorities

US Capitol Christmas Tree guidelines no longer ban religious ornaments, Christian group says

House panel releases report on FBI's targeting of traditional Catholics

'Christmas isn't racist': Trudeau, Canadian lawmakers respond to paper calling Christian holidays 'systemic discrimination'

ISIS claims responsibility for Philippines church bombing

Blast kills four at worship service in Muslim region of the Philippines

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'North Americans must see themselves as partners with the global Church', Urbana director says

Five warning signs in the American Church that church leaders around the world must note

UK House of Lords passes abortion measure; evangelical leader calls it 'a tragic failure'

Interfaith body delays church permit in Medan, Indonesia

Opposition lawmaker, evangelical pastors call for return to family values in Mexico

Seven counter-cultural biblical truths for ethical leadership

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