Christians arrested to discourage church attendance
April 12, 2012
ISFAHAN, Iran — In a rare crackdown on a concentrated area, Iranian authorities have arrested Christians living in the country’s third largest city in what
4 Muslims and a Baptist questioned, fined
April 12, 2012
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — In two separate cases in February, in different regions of Uzbekistan, courts have ordered religious literature confiscated from four Muslim women and
Should religious freedom take back seat to sexual liberty, experimentation?
April 12, 2012
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank infamously asked a question earlier this decade that has become one of the central questions surrounding the same-sex ‘marriage’ debate: “How
Azerbaijan church could fall victim to Religion Law
April 12, 2012
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations has moved to close down Greater Grace Church in Baku, the capital, for failing
Pope denounces shift toward gay ‘marriage’ in US
April 12, 2012
VATICAN CITY — On March 9 Pope Benedict XVI denounced the “powerful political and cultural currents” that are working to “alter the legal definition of
Religion growing in China despite opposition
April 12, 2012
BEIJING — Violations of freedom of religion or belief in China have continued, yet religious communities of all kinds have been growing rapidly. The Chinese
U.S. churches monetary contributions decrease 2.2 percent due to recession
April 5, 2012
Even as membership remains relatively stable in U.S. churches, the effects of the recession have caused contributions to drop by $1.2 billion. According to the
Papal visit to Cuba could ‘change the conversation’
April 5, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI ended his three-day visit to Cuba on March 28 with an appeal for more religious freedom for the Catholic Church, ahead of
