Four Pentecostal Churches Still Shuttered After Muslim Attacks

Four churches in Indonesia remain closed two months after local officials yielded to the demands of protesting Muslim hardliners. The Indonesian Full Gospel Church, Pentecostal Movement Church, Indonesian Bethel Church and Christian New Covenant Church, which belong...

Congressman Presents ‘Disturbing Reality’

The global persecution of Christians has gone from bad to worse, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith at a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Smith, a New Jersey Republican, along with other U.S. House subcommittee members and various speakers gave testimony about...

Global Hostility Toward Religion Reaches 6-Year High

The share of countries with a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion reached a six-year peak in 2012, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. A third (33 percent) of the 198 countries and territories included in the study had...

Study: Workplace Religious Discrimination on the Rise

Consider a typical workplace. Meetings, production deadlines, coffee or smoke breaks, and casual Fridays all come to mind as part of the routine. But when it comes to prayer breaks, wearing religious garb in the office or other accommodations specific to religion,...