A proposed ban on all religious practice in certain public places and institutions in Quebec Province, Canada reflects increasing suppression of religion, according to a Christian rights group.
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.
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.
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
Open Doors' World Watch List of persecuted Christianity has its critics, but it is much easier to criticize than contribute to a solution. In this article, six major issues are addressed, arguing that there is room for more expansive research into freedom of all religion or belief if the resources were available to undertake it.
Relatives of a 21-year-old Christian woman in Pakistan who disappeared from her home on Nov. 17 said they are heartbroken and fearful after she resurfaced in court claiming she had converted to Islam and married her Muslim neighbor.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday (Nov. 23) demanded formation of a commission to investigate misuse of the country’s harsh blasphemy laws and legislate against forcible conversion.
A Sudanese Christian family in Uganda is living in fear after Muslim extremists from Sudan and Somalia threatened to kill them.
With the U.S. administration threatening to take military action and cut aid over violence against Christians in Nigeria, researchers and rights advocates on Thursday (Nov. 20) provided a U.S. congressional panel with insights on ways forward amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
Rights activists urged the European Union to investigate widespread human rights violations in Pakistan, including persecution of religious minorities, ahead of a review starting Monday (Nov. 24) by a key EU mission monitoring the country’s eligibility for preferential trade terms.
Violence against European Christians increased in 2024 over the prior year, and the surge included cases of murder, according to a new report.
In a landmark move welcomed by Christian rights advocates, the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab Province on Wednesday (Feb. 11) signed into law an ordinance raising the minimum legal age of marriage to 18 and making child marriage a non-bailable offense punishable by up to seven years in prison.
