For years, Christian radio stations in the United Kingdom were prevented from airing nationally, but a Christian broadcasting group has changed that. United Christian Broadcasters International operates on nearly every continent to make Christian radio and television available in closed countries. This week, the group put an end to the 23-year journey of Ian Mackie’s... Continue Reading

A bill proposed by the British government and now making its way through parliament would impose the most burdensome and intrusive regulation on homeschooling in the English-speaking world. “This bill is breathtaking in its scope and reflects a perverse level of suspicion towards parents who home-educate their children,” says HSLDA Staff Attorney and Director of... Continue Reading

Americans view the Democrats as less religion friendly now than they did a year ago, while President Obama’s administration is seen to be warmer toward religious faith than its party is, according to a new survey from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Twenty nine percent of Americans say Democrats are friendly toward... Continue Reading

A Vermont judge has tossed the custody case involving two lesbians to a Virginia judge. The lawsuit concerns a lesbian couple who cohabited in Vermont. One had a baby, but when the biological mother converted to Christianity, she broke off the relationship and moved to Virginia. Attorney Matt Krause of Liberty Counsel says the Vermont... Continue Reading

(Editor’s Note: This article comes from small-town Indiana and provides an excellent summary of arguments on this issue) Religious groups are voicing concerns about health care reform, causing U.S. legislators to balance faith-based views with public policy. The night before the November health care vote, Catholic bishops were in the Capitol suite of House Majority... Continue Reading

Controversial Slovakian deputy Anna Zaborska says Christians in Europe face “persecution.” She told a parliamentary debate that “all people who held Christian beliefs need to be aware of this danger.” Addressing a discussion on religious freedom, the centre-right MEP said, “I wonder if there will be new period of persecution of Christians? Do you remember... Continue Reading

Controversial Slovakian deputy Anna Zaborska says Christians in Europe face “persecution.” She told a parliamentary debate that “all people who held Christian beliefs need to be aware of this danger.” Addressing a discussion on religious freedom, the centre-right MEP said, “I wonder if there will be new period of persecution of Christians? Do you remember... Continue Reading

This may have been the most dangerous year since 9/11, anti-terrorism experts say. The Obama administration, grappling with a spate of recent Islamic terrorism cases on U.S. soil, has concluded that the country confronts a rising threat from homegrown extremism. Anti-terrorism officials and experts see signs of accelerated radicalization among American Muslims, driven by a... Continue Reading

Church victory: The German Supreme Court has curbed Sunday shopping during the advent season in the capital Berlin. The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled the Berlinregulations allowing shops to open on up to ten Sundays annually, including all four Sundays leading up to Christmas, unconstitutional. The German federal constitution protects Sundays as days of... Continue Reading

Rev. Carlton Veazey, president and CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, told a small crowd of pro-abortion protesters that women have a “God-given right” to abortion and that opposition from pro-life congressmen and religious leaders would never take it away. Veazey, closing speaker at a “Stop Stupak” rally on Capitol Hill staged by... Continue Reading