Christian pastor in Iran awaits execution decision
August 18, 2011
RASHT, Iran — A pastor in Iran found guilty of leaving Islam awaits the outcome of a judicial investigation into his spiritual background to see
States enact record number of abortion restrictions in 2011
August 18, 2011
State governments have enacted a record number of abortion restrictions this year, including bans by six states on the lethal procedure during the last half
Pakistani Muslims convicted for beating Christian to death
August 11, 2011
MIAN CHANNU, Pakistan — Three Muslims convicted of killing a Christian in Pakistan’s Punjab province for refusing to convert to Islam last year have been
Chinese church leader gets two years in labor camp
August 11, 2011
SUQIAN CITY, China — A key leader of the Chinese House Church Alliance has been sentenced to two years in a labor camp as part
Abortion poll finds adults support restrictions
August 4, 2011
An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults support restrictions on abortion — such as requiring parental consent — that are commonly implemented on the state level,
Iranian Christian pastor could face execution
August 4, 2011
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani faces execution unless he renounces his faith in Christ, a written verdict from the country’s supreme court has
Pakistani police torture sister of Christian who eloped
August 4, 2011
SHEIKHUPURA, Pakistan — Sheikhupura police in June tortured a young Christian woman into revealing the whereabouts of the legal team helping her family after an
Three Christians killed after church bombing
August 4, 2011
SULEJA, Nigeria — Members of a church in Suleja, Niger state, culminated a week of fasting and prayer July 17 with a memorial service for
