ANC leaders Henrietta Maseko-Jele and Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffrey threatened to use the Hate Speech Bill to silence preachers’ controversial speech in Tuesday’s hate speech debate in Parliament. This provides evidence of the ill intent of the bill, which we have received legal advice will prove useful in […]
Tag: religious freedom
2023 International Religious Freedom Summit: ‘China poses greatest threat’
Originally published in CBN News Thousands of world leaders, activists, lawmakers, and more are in Washington this week with the goal of shining a spotlight on those being persecuted for their faith. They’re a part of the International Religious Freedom Summit, which was created to highlight the issue of religious […]
Christian to stand trial after sharing ex-gay testimony
Originally published in Christian Today A Christian man in Malta is being prosecuted after he shared his testimony about leaving behind homosexual relationships in an interview with a local media outlet. In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, Matthew Grech will stand trial on 3 […]
Pro-life volunteer arrested after praying ‘silently’ near abortion clinic
Originally published in Christian Today A pro-life volunteer has been arrested after allegedly being told by police that she might have been praying silently near an abortion clinic in Birmingham. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who is the Co-CEO of March for Life UK and runs 40 Days for Life Birmingham, was approached by […]
Zelensky must protect religious freedom, not quash it
By Hedieh Mirahmadi — Originally published in The Christian Post This December, while the world prepares to celebrate the birth of Christ, Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky proposed a law to ban all religious organisations “affiliated with centres of influence” in Russia. Zelensky justified his decision as necessary to prevent Moscow from being able […]
Perspective on arrest of outspoken Ugandan pastor, ex-presidential candidate, arrested for ‘promoting sectarianism’
Advocate Evelyne Naikoba team leader of Crownel Co. Ltd. a legal advocacy firm in Kampala, Uganda, focuses on the recent arrest of pastor-politician Joseph Kabuleta who she suggests is in trouble for ‘speaking truth to power’ Joseph Kizza Kabuleta (born March 17, 1972) is a Ugandan pastor, journalist, sports analyst, […]
Christian web designer expected to win landmark Supreme Court case over refusal to provide services for gay marriages
Originally published in Premier Christian News The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday appeared ready to rule that a Christian web designer has a right to refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages in a case the liberal justices said could empower certain businesses to discriminate based on constitutional free […]
Christian baker who refused to bake cake for lesbian wedding prevails in court
Originally Published in Christian Today. A court has ruled that the Christian owner of Tastries Bakery in California acted lawfully when she refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple and instead referred them to a different bakery, citing her sincere religious belief that marriage is intended to […]
Police apologise to London woman evangelist who was arrested twice, attacked and stabbed
Originally published in The Roys Report A Christian apologist who was arrested twice by London police while preaching at London’s Speaker’s Corner has been given an apology and a financial settlement. Hatun Tash, a former Muslim who is now a Christian speaker sharing the Gospel with Muslim background people, spends […]
US attorney calls FBI arrests of pro-lifers “blatant religious discrimination”
Originally published in Faithwire As questions swirl over the FBI’s arrest of at least 12 pro-life activists, one attorney is calling the incidents behind these detainments “shocking” and perilous. Chelsey Youman, legislative director at Human Coalition, said she’s hearing critics use the term “police state” while discussing what has unfolded. Some are […]