Expert: Ukraine’s Ban on Russian Orthodox Church Is Compatible with Religious Freedom

Posted on Sep 13, 2024 in International, Orthodox Church (Eastern/Oriental), religious freedom, Russia, ukraine

During Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of a fondness for dictators, alleging that he supported a negotiated settlement with Vladimir Putin following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump, declining to affirm that a Ukrainian victory would serve US interests, replied that if he were still in the Oval Office, the war would Read more…

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Bethany Sues Michigan for Denying State Contracts Due to Faith-Based Hiring

Posted on Sep 10, 2024 in Courts, First Amendment, Foster Care, Michigan, refugees, religious freedom

After decades of resettling refugee families and placing unaccompanied refugee children in foster homes, Bethany Christian Services announced Tuesday that it is suing the state of Michigan for denying its contracts due to long-standing faith-based hiring practices. Bethany—the country’s largest Christian adoption and foster agency and one of ten refugee resettlement agencies in the US—says Read more…

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German Pastor to Pay for Anti-LGBTQ Statements

Posted on Aug 30, 2024 in Germany, Homosexuality, International, Ken Chitwood, lgbt, preaching, religious freedom

Nearly five years after a German pastor sparked controversy with comments about homosexuality, the legal dispute appears to be over with a settlement of 5,000 euros (about $5,550 USD). Olaf Latzel, pastor of a conservative congregation in the state-privileged Protestant Church, called homosexuality “degenerative” and “demonic.” He condemned what he called the “hobbylobby” and slammed Read more…

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Cash-Strapped Russia Fines Evangelical Christians

Posted on Feb 6, 2023 in Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Russia & Former USSR, church, cia, Court, cow, crime, FACE, Faith, ICE, media, putin, religious freedom, Russia, SEC, tax, terror, Terrorism, UK, ukraine, UN, US, vote, War, WHO, Worthy News

Evangelical Christians in Russia were forced to pay a “tax on faithfulness” in 2022, which will likely increase this year as part of a government crackdown on non-Orthodox faiths, rights investigators tell Worthy News.

India Releases Evangelical Leader On Bail

Posted on Dec 20, 2022 in Canada, Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, Christmas, church, Hindu, Human Rights, ICE, India, jail, Police, religious freedom, SEC, Security, Time, UN, vote, WHO, Worthy News

A jailed leader of more than 30 churches and congregations in northeastern India has been released on bail after International pressure, Worthy News learned Tuesday.

Bipartisan religious freedom commission “outraged” at US failure to add Nigeria and India to list of countries of particular concern

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in Biden, Christian, religious freedom

The bipartisan US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has expressed “outrage” over the Biden’s administration’s “inexplicable” decision to keep Nigeria and India off the State Department’s list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC…