Naghmeh Abedini, the estranged wife of Pastor Saeed Abedini, has expressed her support for a campaign against the movie "Fifty Shades Darker" because she believes that it helps promote a "culture of abuse."
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to overturn President Barack Obama's HHS rule that prohibits states from withholding funds from Planned Parenthood and other organizations that perform abortions.
A Christian florist who refused to make floral arrangements for a gay wedding has lost her appeal at the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday. Her defense team is now looking to appeal her case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forrest has said that the state's economy is doing "extremely well" despite the backlash it received from businesses, sports organizations and entertainers over its controversial transgender bathroom law known as HB 2.
Rev. Jim Wallis, who heads the progressive Christian social justice group Sojourners, has said that the evangelical voters and white Christians who supported President Donald Trump in the 2016 election represent a "crisis in the Church."
A State Department spokesperson announced on Monday that President Donald Trump's administration has decided to retain Randy Berry as the Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI persons.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has promised to veto a bill that was recently passed by the Senate. The said bill aims to strip Planned Parenthood of its non-Medicaid funds.
An Oklahoma House committee has advanced a bill that would require pregnant women who want to abort their baby to get the written consent of the father before the procedure can be performed.
A Christian organization that helps resettle refugees is preparing to close five of its offices and lay off 140 staff members as a result of President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees.
A federal appeals court has stated that the practice of opening public meetings with Christian-only prayers in Jackson County, Michigan violated the U.S. Constitution by favoring one faith over others.
Pastor Saeed Abedini, who was imprisoned for three-and-a-half years in Iran for evangelizing, has been sentenced to work four days of community service for violating the restraining order filed by his estranged wife, Naghmeh.
Director Alejandro Monteverde, best known for “Sound of Freedom,” is bringing the Nativity to the big screen this Christmas season with “Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ,” a biblical epic highlighting the courage and faith behind the birth of Jesus. Distributed by Angel Studios, the drama-thriller opens in theaters Dec. 11 and depicts Mary and Joseph’s struggle to protect the newborn Messiah amid political turmoil.
The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast has chosen the Rev. Paul Donison as its next bishop, ending months of uncertainty following an inconclusive election in May. The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) announced Wednesday that the Texas-based diocese elected Donison on Nov. 7.
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis has announced plans to overturn a rule protecting judges who decline to officiate same-sex weddings because of their religious beliefs.
A law that came into effect this year gives the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increased powers to restrict religious practice even as several Christians remain imprisoned for carrying out their ministries, according to an advocacy group’s new report. In the past year freedom of religion in China has deteriorated with the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress coming into effect on July1.
Several pastors affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement have publicly criticized Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s affirmation of women serving as pastors, following an announcement by Char Brodersen at the church that once served as the movement’s flagship congregation. The Calvary Chapel Association (CCA), through its Heartland Regional Team, reaffirmed its opposition to appointing women as pastors or elders.