A federal ministerial committee in Pakistan reviewing a bill that would create a National Commission for Minorities (NCM) seeks to make it financially and administratively autonomous to safeguard rights for religious minorities.
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.
Three Christians in Iran were tortured before their release on bail on Nov. 17 amid charges of propagating religion contrary to Islam, a religious rights group reported.
A judge has overturned a verdict that denied a Christian’s effort to correct his name and religion on his national identity card as he was a victim of fake conversion to Islam, his attorney said.
Authorities in Indonesia are allowing two years of uncollected garbage to pile up next to a church building and a Catholic university, sources said.
A pastor in Russia could face six years in jail or a fine of 1 million rubles ($9,583USD) for preaching “on the basis of Holy Scripture” that the invasion of Ukraine was wrong and Christians should not fight in it, a religious rights outlet reported.
Opposition to Christian music in one school in Finland resulted in the cancellation of Handel’s “Messiah” in another, Finnish media reported.
A pastor and his family have gone into hiding after a Muslim neighbor who raped his 14-year-old daughter tried to kidnap her and force her to convert to Islam and marry her, he said.
Frank Heinrich is stepping down as co-leader of the Evangelische Allianz in Deutschland (Evangelical Alliance in Germany, or EAD) after two and a half years in the role, the national alliance announced following a farewell event Wednesday.
