Abortion giant Planned Parenthood has decried the Department of Health Human Services (HHS) proposal that was aimed at strengthening the conscience protections for healthcare providers, claiming that the new rule is "dangerous" and that it "encourages discrimination."
Pastors from liberal denominations have blessed a late-term abortion clinic in Washington D.C. earlier this week, declaring the facility as a "holy space" and claiming that the abortionists are carrying out God's glory.
Sam Brownback, who was recently confirmed as the ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, drew the ire of a prominent atheist group after he asked Kansas residents to fast and pray for the country at large.
A judge has questioned the definition of harassment in the lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general against pro-life activists who protested outside a Queens women's clinic.
The California Senate has approved a legislation that would require college health centers to provide abortion pills to students.
A prominent atheist group has decided to withdraw its complaint against a music teacher who played a portion of George Frederic Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" during morning announcements.
A new video released by the Islamic State terror group is calling on jihadists to carry out fresh terror attacks in western countries.
A bill that would have prevented physicians from performing abortions after 20 weeks has failed to garner enough votes to move forward in the Senate.
A federal judge has dismissed a case filed by a Christian legal group against nonprofit watchdog GuideStar over its use of Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) "hate group" label on its profile page.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a provision in a Texas law that required abortion providers to bury or cremate the remains of aborted babies, saying the state has failed to show how the measure serves a public health purpose.
The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that a former fire captain who was sacked for sending emails to his Christian firefighters fellowship group using his work account can sue his former employer.
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.
A 20-year-old Egyptian Christian was reportedly killed by Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Libya after resisting repeated demands to abandon his Christian faith and embrace Islam while in captivity. Milad Malak, a Coptic Christian, was the only Christian among a group of Egyptian workers abducted by ISIS fighters, according to Open Doors, which cited accounts from two Muslim companions who were later released.
Three students were killed and six others injured when Myanmar's military launched an airstrike and drone assault on a Christian Bible school in Karen State. The attack occurred Tuesday in Day Bu Noh village in Hpapun District, an area largely populated by Christian Karen communities. Military aircraft reportedly dropped bombs before armed drones struck the village, with one exploding directly above the Bible school.