B&B fined for not hosting same-sex wedding

December 22, 2016

PAXTON, Ill. — A Christian-owned bed and breakfast that refused to host a same-sex wedding will have to pay $30,000 to the couple after a

Christians acquitted after six months in jail

December 22, 2016

CHARIKOT, Nepal — Eight Christians accused of trying to convert children with a comic book were acquitted by a Nepali court Dec. 6, according to

Church bombed in Egypt; 24 people killed

December 22, 2016

CAIRO, Egypt — At least 24 people were killed and 49 injured after a Dec. 11 blast near Cairo’s main Coptic Christian Cathedral in Egypt,

‘Discriminatory’ website calling for Target boycott gets shut down

December 15, 2016

The web company that hosted the site for a campaign to boycott Target has shut that site down, saying its content is “hateful and discriminatory.”

Religious freedom amendment gets cut from final defense bill

December 15, 2016

Religious freedom advocates have expressed deep disappointment about congressional leaders’ failure to protect the rights of faith-based organizations in a national defense bill. The reaction

Hospitals opt out of Canada’s euthanasia law

December 15, 2016

WINNIPEG, Canada — Two Christian hospitals in Winnipeg, Manitoba, have opted out of the assisted suicide law passed by Canada’s government in June. Concordia Hospital,

Catholic Church accused of inflating numbers

December 15, 2016

OSLO, Norway — Norway’s Roman Catholic Church has reportedly been slapped with a $140,000 fine for inflating its membership numbers with names from the phonebook