Tag: Religious persecution
But an increasingly vocal band of advocates and experts says the Trump administration’s policies have failed to address many of the challenges faced by Christians...
Trump aims to protect persecuted Christians, but some aren’t sure he’s helping
by: Jack Jenkins July 25, 2019 (RNS) — Just weeks into President Trump’s first term, David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network asked the businessman-turned-politician whether he would make theRead More
"Fantastic news that Asia Bibi appears to have left Pakistan safely," [British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt]
Asia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy, leaves Pakistan
by: Kathy GannonISLAMABAD, May 8, 2019 (AP) — A Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan has left for Canada to be reunitedRead More
"We spent 25 years in Turkey and someday we hope the conditions will be right for us to go back," he said.
Andrew Brunson, back in US after detention, hopes to return to Turkey one day
by: Adelle M. Banks, Feb 6, 2019 WASHINGTON (RNS) – Pastor Andrew Brunson, the American evangelical imprisoned in Turkey for almost two years, says he’d like to return to thatRead More
The measure will provide humanitarian aid to Christians, Yazidis, Shia Muslims and other religious and ethnic minorities...
Iraq-Syria genocide bill draws praise
by Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP), Nov. 30, 2018 — The head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s religious freedom entity and his fellow advocates have praised bipartisan congressional action to helpRead More