The Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD) is dismayed at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA)’s having ignored religious persecution in China during its recent visit. Instead, it spoke only of cooperation with the government-registered church while...
A federal appeals court is critical of Chicago officials and how they dealt with a ministry’s use of an old building. The YMCA in Chicago’s inner city decided to sell the aging building, and World Outreach Conference Center bought it with plans to use it...
A decision concerning a lawsuit filed against San Francisco for bashing Catholics will be reached within the next few months. The case challenges a resolution given by the Board of Supervisors of the city and county which essentially condemns the Catholic Church for...
Pakistan ― Since Oct. 9, 2008, Sandul Bibi and her father, Gulsher Masih, have been held in a Pakistani prison under the charge of tearing pages out of the Koran. Voice of the Martyrs, USA has covered the story since it began. Today, they are happy to report the...
Chinese authorities have quietly sentenced Uyghur Christian Alimjan Yimit (Alimujiang Yimiti in Chinese) to 15 years in prison on the apparently contrived charge of “providing state secrets to overseas organizations,” according to China Aid Association...
