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Human Rights
The Holocaust Happening Right Under Our Noses
In some countries, hearing "It's a girl" is no cause for celebration—it's a death sentence. A new film captures global gendercide.
October 26, 2012
Mira Sorvino: Saving Sex Slaves
The Oscar winner fights against human trafficking, and has a new movie to raise awareness.
October 3, 2012
Syria's Last Chance
As violence surges and diplomacy fails, Christians, Muslims, and Druze advocate for reconciliation and democracy.
June 27, 2012
How Bethany Hoang Was Wired for Justice
The director of IJM Institute for International Justice Mission shines the spotlight on modern-day slavery.
January 26, 2012
Q & A: Frank Wolf on Liberty for the Captives
The congressman pleads for a passionate American commitment to international religious freedom.
November 17, 2011
Fighting Famine Isn't Enough
Some 2,000 Somalis die of starvation daily. Drought isn't the reason.
November 4, 2011
Lone Senator Holding Religious Freedom Commission 'Hostage'
Watchdog may close up in less than a month. (Updated)
October 19, 2011
Reports: Iran Pastor's Case Sent to Khamenei
Courts avoid decision in apostasy case, may hear further appeal. (Updated)
October 12, 2011
From Death Sentence to Rape Charges, Iranian Pastor’s Case Is Rare—and Disputed
Reports differ on Nadarkhani’s status and next steps.
October 6, 2011
Interview: Chai Ling on Saving China's Daughters
Each day in China, 35,000 baby girls are aborted and 500 women commit suicide. One freedom fighter won't take it any longer.
October 4, 2011
Court Rejects Prostitution Restrictions on AIDS Funding
Evangelical NGOS say the ruling is unlikely to change their operations, but the case touches on larger principles.
August 30, 2011
Ethiopia's River of Death
A handful of tribal Christians are fighting child sacrifice.
August 17, 2011
Zimbabwean Churches Told to Support Ruling Party—or Else
Mugabe regime violently targeting wide spectrum of congregations.
August 10, 2011
Mark Hatfield: Celebrating the Year of Liberation
How Americans can think about a true revolution.
August 8, 2011
No More Band-Aids: Shannon Sedgwick Davis Wields Law to Halt Genocide
Why the president of the philanthropic Bridgeway Foundation says money alone won't fix the problem.
August 4, 2011
Shouwang Showdown, 15 Weeks In
Members of one of China's largest house churches continue to meet amid arrests.
July 20, 2011
Nepal Agrees to Give Christians a Cemetery
Nepal's small Christian community had formed protests demanding government allocation of land to bury their dead in crowded Kathmandu.
July 12, 2011
Syria's Christians Back Assad
Church leaders say the embattled president should stay on.
July 7, 2011
Ministerial Murkiness: Biggest Religion Case in 20 Years?
Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether fired teacher is a religious employee.
July 5, 2011
Should the Marriage Battleground Shift to Religious Freedom?
After New York vote on same-sex marriage, conscience questions draw more emphasis.
July 1, 2011
Christian Colleges Hope House Bill Will Repeal New Rules
CCCU says government's solution to for-profit problems threatens schools' autonomy.
June 30, 2011
Bishop's Move: Rowan Williams's Latest Firestorm
A leading British evangelical comments on the Archbishop of Canterbury's turn as guest editor of 'New Statesman.'
June 14, 2011
Alternative Capitalist: How a Coffee Business Brews Reconciliation
Why Jonathan Golden helps farmers in Rwanda.
June 6, 2011
States' License to Pill Increases Conflicts
Increase in state licenses prompts conscience clashes.
June 2, 2011
Public Enemy: Iran's Persecution Backfires
Regime's antagonism is increasing Christianity's appeal.
June 1, 2011
Should the China Ambassador Worship at a House Church?
Observers discuss whether the U.S. ambassador to China should worship at an unregistered church to 'publicly identify with the persecuted.'
May 31, 2011
A Christian Response to Overpopulation
We can continue to affirm life while acknowledging that unrestricted population growth can put women and children at risk.
May 25, 2011
America as a Christian Nation? Cherry-Picking from the Past
Christian claims about the United States' origins need grounding in historical fact.
May 16, 2011
Magic Words: Ghanaian Churches Confront Fake Pastors
Ghana's church planting boom has left denominations struggling to keep opportunists out of pulpits.
May 12, 2011
Should Faith Healing be Legally Protected?
Observers weigh in on homicide charges for parents who choose faith healing rather than medical care for their children.
May 11, 2011
Migrating Ministry
One refugee pastor is key to the resettlement of Bhutanese in Texas.
May 11, 2011
From Russia, with Love
Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion offers evangelicals more than an olive branch.
May 4, 2011
Why Beijing's Largest House Church Refuses to Stop Meeting Outdoors
Shouwang vows to continue showdown until Christmas in hopes of ending Achilles' heel of unregistered churches: government pressure on landlords.
April 26, 2011
Vietnamese Authorities in Hanoi Cancel Luis Palau Easter Celebrations
Local officials prevent events featuring U.S. evangelist Luis Palau.
April 18, 2011
An Improbable Alliance
Catholics and evangelicals used to fight over religious liberty. Not anymore.
April 11, 2011
Dead Space: Christians Demand Burial Land in Crowded Kathmandu
Nepal's Supreme Court due to rule Monday on Christian and Hindu lawsuits.
April 8, 2011
Q & A: Rick Santorum on Muslims, Religious Freedom, and ‘Walking’ for President
The former senator from Pennsylvania talks about what he thinks Obama got right and becoming a target of the gay community.
April 5, 2011
Exit Visa: Iraqi Christians Look for Safe Haven
Iraqis struggle to find refuge in Europe.
April 4, 2011
Proselytizing in a Multi-Faith World
Why mutual respect and tolerance require us to witness for Christ.
March 28, 2011
The Uganda Conspiracy Theory
Activists have targeted the country as murderously homophobic.
March 15, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood’s Words on Women Stir Liberal Fears
In a statement Wednesday on a proposed United Nations declaration to condemn violence against women, the Brotherhood issued a list of objections, which formally laid out its views on women for the first time since it came to power. (The New York Times)
Jerusalem attorney aids embattled Messianics
Michael Decker -- an Israeli believer -- is among a small cadre of Israeli lawyers who for years have battled what some may see as a puzzling phenomenon: A government that relies on the global support of evangelical Christians has an Interior Ministry that, by Decker's assessment, is fighting tooth and nail against Jews who believe in Jesus from becoming citizens. (BP)
Merkel's 'Christian persecution' comments draw ire
Opposition lawmakers and human rights groups are criticizing German Chancellor Angela Merkel for claiming that Christianity is "the most persecuted religion worldwide." (Associated Press)
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