Pakistan Lists ‘Jesus Christ’ on List of Banned Obscenities

Pakistan is grouping pornography and Jesus Christ in the same heap. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, or PTA, compiled a list of what it considers obscene and offensive words and has ordered mobile phone companies to block text messages that contain them. The...

Open Doors Urges Senators to Re-authorize Religious Freedom Agency

Just over three weeks ago many Christians were among a reported 26 deaths in Cairo, Egypt, when Coptic believers were attacked in the streets during what started as a peaceful protest against extremists’ attacks on churches across Egypt. A recent Pew Forum on...

Verdict in Iranian Pastor’s Death Sentence Expected Soon

In the next 20 days a ruling is expected in the case against an Iranian Full Gospel pastor facing the death penalty for not denying his faith in Christ. Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s case has gone before Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, and Nadarkhani’s lawyer...