By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, January 15, 2025 An Indian army soldier (R) stands along with villagers in front of a ransacked church that was set on fire by a mob in the ethnic violence hit area of Heiroklian village in Senapati district, in India’s Manipur state on May 8, 2023. Around 23,000 … Read more
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Friday, November 29, 2024 Father Stephen Ojapah shares the story of his kidnapping during a Religious Freedom Roundtable briefing on Nov. 25, 2024, at The Public Affairs Office Building of The Church of Scientology in Washington, D.C. | The Christian Post/Samantha Kamman WASHINGTON — A Nigerian priest abducted by … Read more
Washington: A US federal government commission has flagged the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India and called for it to be designated as a “Country of Particular Concern”. Authored by senior policy analyst Sema Hasan, the section on India describes the use of misinformation and disinformation — including hate speech by government officials — … Read more
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Friday, August 23, 2024 Nigerian internally displaced persons are seen at a temporary shelter in Mangu, near Jos in the Plateau state in Nigeria, on May 20, 2023. More than 100 people in central Nigeria have died in several days of intercommunal violence that have destroyed hundreds of homes … Read more
New Delhi: While rejecting the bail application of a person, facing different charges, including converting a girl to Islam, the Allahabad High Court recently observed the basic object and reason of the enforcement of the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, was to guarantee religious freedom to all persons which reflects the … Read more
During a tour of temples and other establishments built in his honour, the group was tailed by secret agents throughout its entire trip, the Taipei-based China Times reported on Monday. An unnamed host of the group told the newspaper that religious exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait had been going on for … Read more
Washington: There has been a “concerning increase” in anti-conversion laws, hate speech, and demolitions of homes and places of worship for members of minority faith communities in India, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. In his remarks at the release of the annual State Department report on international religious freedom, Blinken said on … Read more
India on Thursday rejected the report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom that accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “reinforcing discriminatory nationalist policies” and said the organisation is completely ‘biased’ and doesn’t even expect from the organisation to understand the country’s diverse, pluralistic and democratic ethos. “The US Commission on International … Read more
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Thursday, April 25, 2024 Getty Images Most Southern Baptists maintain a firm commitment to religious liberty for all Americans and support a government that doesn’t favor any specific religion, putting them at odds with Christian nationalism, according to a recent study. Lifeway Research released the findings of a poll … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, February 18, 2024 A memorial in Nagasaki, Japan dedicated to 26 Christians who were martyred in 1597. | Wikimedia Commons/Alex Tora Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have been numerous events of lasting significance. Each week brings anniversaries of impressive milestones, unforgettable tragedies, amazing triumphs, memorable … Read more
