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Western nations asked to protect religious freedom amid growing intolerance

Originally published in Christian Today Western countries are being asked to protect religious freedom, including for people of faith who hold traditional views on marriage and sexuality. Meeting in Berlin recently, religious freedom experts from around the world raised concerns about “increasing intolerance” towards people of faith in Europe and […]

Christian mother sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy

A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, her attorney said. Shagufta Kiran, 40, was convicted under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s widely-condemned blasphemy laws for insulting Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, which carries a mandatory death sentence. […]

Members of shuttered Rwandan churches gather in homes as leaders quietly protest

Originally published in The Roys Report On a recent Sunday morning, a dozen people congregated in a home in the Nyabisindu neighborhood of Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali to ponder their next steps after the government shuttered numerous churches for noncompliance with health and safety regulations. “We are appalled by […]