Opinion

‘Shocking increase in gender-specific religious persecution of women’

Special report commissioned by Open Doors International to coincide with International Women’s Day which is today. Digital persecution is a growing method to discriminate against Christian converts, especially women. This is one of the findings of a new gender-specific religious persecution (GSRP) report commissioned by the ministry organisation Open Doors International, which […]

Declaration of a state of disaster: what’s the fuss and why?

By Cheryllyn Dudley, political analyst for DiaLOGOS, SharedFuture, GSKI, author and former MP RSA 1999-2019 The two words God always speaks to my spirit when thinking-about-what-I-am-thinking’ are hope and humility. You, like me, have probably read on social media many passionate calls from all quarters of society for the president […]

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 […]