
Woman charged with desecrating Quran in Pakistan wins bail
A Christian woman in Pakistan wrongly charged with blasphemy by a mosque leader won bail on Thursday (Jan. 16), her lawyer said.
A Christian woman in Pakistan wrongly charged with blasphemy by a mosque leader won bail on Thursday (Jan. 16), her lawyer said.
Religious freedom is a vital metric for assessing the potential well being of a nation or nations. This is especially so for Africa and the diverse religious representation in each nation there. Robust research supports the fact that freedom of religious belief benefits all, but the African continent is in danger of losing the opportunity to enjoy such benefits. Craig Bailie explains why.
The US National Prayer Breakfast is a tradition in Washington, D.C. the first Thursday of every year. This year participants from all over the world were encouraged by the call for a revival of religious fervor. It is good and right to pray for our leaders and this opinion provide sound biblical guidance.
While some parts of the world experience horrific terrorism and abuse of Christians, churches have the opportunity to make the biggest difference for religious freedom in the world today. In this final part of a series on religious freedom, our attention turns to Latin America.
While some parts of the world experience horrific terrorism and abuse of Christians, churches have the opportunity to make the biggest difference for religious freedom in the world today. In this fourth part of a series on religious freedom, our attention turns to East Asia.
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Monday (Jan. 6) killed three Christians in an attack on a village in Plateau state, the latest of 11 killings in the area since early December, sources said.
Muslims in Indonesia said they will sue Catholic leaders to prevent completion of a church building after months of construction, sources said.
Fulani herdsmen began the new year by attacking a predominantly Christian community at dawn on Wednesday (Jan. 1) in Kaduna state, Nigeria, burning down a Christian church building and six houses, sources said.
A Muslim couple and their adult son who gave their lives to Christ in November were burned to death on Dec. 26 in eastern Uganda, sources said.
A young Christian man was gunned down by Muslim landowners allegedly jealous of his success as a farmer in the first reported killing of a Christian in Pakistan in the new year, sources said.
A leftist group has publicly acknowledged setting fire to a German church office for being linked with the “conservative, Bible-believing wing” of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA).