Pizza Parlor Threatened by National Atheist Group for Offer Discounts to ChurchgoersAugust 21, 2014 — ICC Note: An Arkansas pizza parlor has received a letter from the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), a nationwide atheist organization, claiming a 10% discount the parlor granted patrons who brought...
ICC Warns of Growing Hindu Nationalism in IndiaAugust 21, 2014 — ICC Note: In May, village councils across India Chhattisgarh state began passing village ordinances banning all Christian activity from taking place within the village boundaries. In effect, the village councils were...
As Fighting Continues in Ukraine, Danger for Christians IncreasesAugust 21, 2014 — Fighting outside rebel-held Ukrainian city kills 9 government troops ICC Note: As fighting continues in Ukraine, Christians have experienced persecution at the hands of Russian separatists. The Separatists view anything...
Christians Suffer as Right to Religious Freedom Deteriorates in PakistanAugust 21, 2014 — ICC Note: The right to religious freedom has continued to decline in Pakistan. Christians and other religious minorities continue to face greater persecution as religious intolerance and religious extremism become...
Why Is the World Silent While Christians Are Slaughtered in Middle East and Africa?August 21, 2014 — Why Is the World Silent While Christians Are Slaughtered in Middle East and Africa? Asks Jewish Advocacy Group Leader ICC Note: "After explaining that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria...
Journalist’s Beheading Stirs Cries to Destroy ISISAugust 21, 2014 — ICC Note: Following the beheading of American journalist James Foley at the hands of ISIS, people, nations and governments around the world are raising their voices demanding an end to the violent...
A Day on the Field with an ICC TeamAugust 20, 2014 — What does a typical day look like for an ICC team on the field? It usually starts early, checking the latest news, touching base with local contacts, and making any...
Fulani Herdsmen Murder 14 Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau StateAugust 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Fourteen Christians have reportedly been slain by Fulani herdsmen likely affiliated with Boko Haram in Plateau State, Nigeria. Numerous reports have documented engagement between Muslim Fulani herdsmen and...
Chinese Christians Call the Government to Comply with the LawAugust 20, 2014 — FEATURED CONTENT Salvation Church lawyers submit opinion statement on injured Christians' behalf ICC Note: Amid the massive anti-church/cross campaign carried out by Zhejiang Provincial government in China, fourteen Christians were...
Boko Haram’s Growing ‘Circle of Power’August 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency, is getting closer to its goal of establishing a separate Islamic state to be ruled by Sharia law in Nigeria's increasingly lawless northeast. Strategically encircling the capital of...
RSS Leader Declares India a Hindu NationAugust 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Prominent leaders of India's Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have declared India to be a Hindu nation. RSS is a radical Hindu nationalist group that is often responsible for...
India Becoming a “Hindu Pakistan” Under BJP RuleAugust 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Since coming to power over three months ago, Prime Minister Modi and his BJP have ruled a government that has yet to confront radical Hindu nationalists. Since BJP's...
Anti-Religious Organizations Wage Campaign to Remove Prayer, Bibles from the PublicAugust 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Across the country, atheist and humanist organizations like the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) and American Humanist Association (AHA) are pushing to remove prayer from schools, "under God"...
Don’t Forget the Missing Girls of ChibokAugust 19, 2014 — After more than 100 days in captivity, US surveillance drones which flew over north-eastern Nigeria have identified what suggests to be more than 240 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in...
UK Official Labels Creationism An “Extremist View,” Threatens to De-Fund SchoolsAugust 19, 2014 — ICC Note: In a bold move, a Great Britain official, has threatened to strip state funding for any school that teaches creationism. In an address to parliament late last month, Nicky...
China’s Nobel nominee Lawyer Released, but Suffers Physically and MentallyAugust 19, 2014 — ICC Note: Gao Zhisheng, a prominent Christian human rights lawyer in China, was release from prison on August 7th after his recent imprisonment of three years. However, a recent report shows that...