The U.S. House is expected to vote next week on a bill that aims to strengthen existing law that requires health providers to care for infants who survive abortion procedures.
The New Jersey Department of Education has suspended the teaching certificates of a Christian teacher because criticized a school's efforts in promoting the homosexual lifestyle on Facebook.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has announced that he will propose a budget plan that would cut off taxpayer funding to health clinics that perform abortions such as Planned Parenthood.
President Donald Trump has re-nominated Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as the ambassador-at-large for religious freedom on Monday after the Senate failed to confirm him for the position before the end of 2017.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear two cases challenging a Mississippi law that allows religious organizations and private businesses to refuse to provide services that conflict with their sincere religious beliefs.
A rural Catholic parish in eastern Minnesota came under fire from parishioners after it dismissed three choral musicians after it was found that they were involved in same-sex marriages.
The U.S. Senate is reportedly preparing to vote on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which aims to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Televangelist Paula White is asking her followers to donate as much as their entire salary for the month of January as "first fruits" offering so that they would enjoy "blessings" for the entire year, but she warns that they may suffer "consequences" if they fail to follow God's command.
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has suspended its fetal tissue research program as the school conducts an investigation regarding allegations that a tissue from an abortion has been misused.
A recent Gallup poll has found that less than half of Americans believe that clergy members are honest and have high ethical standards.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a Baltimore City ordinance that required pregnancy centers to post disclaimers that they do not offer or refer women for abortions.
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.