Should Students Share Their Faith In School?

November 3, 2011 — 11/2/2011 United States (The Washington Post) - If you wonder why many Christian parents view public schools as hostile to their faith, talk to Michael Ayers -father of a sixth-grader...

10 Militants Charged With Planning Indonesian Church Attack

November 3, 2011 — 11/3/2011 Indoensia (The Washington Post) - Ten suspected militants have gone on trial for allegedly planning to bomb an Indonesian church before Easter mass and to film the inferno for...

Housing Chief Admits Demoting Christian To Protect Award From Gay Charity

November 3, 2011 — Housing Chief Admits Demoting Christian To Protect Award From Gay Charity Father-of-two was found guilty of misconduct for speaking out on gay marriage. By Jonathan Petre 2011/10/29 UK (Mail Online)-A...

Christian Group Fears For Religious Liberty In Britain After Gov’t Grants Gay Civil Partnerships In Churches

November 3, 2011 — Government Grants Gay Civil Partnerships In Churches ICC Note “Churches will inevitably be coerced into performing these ceremonies, and those that don’t will be vilified and sued." 11/02/2011 UK (Christian...

Uzbekistan: Did authorities block Russian Patriarch’s visit?

November 3, 2011 — ICC Note: Uzbek authorities appeared to have prevented the planned visit of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill into the country, Forum 18 News Service reports. Meanwhile, fines and prosecutions of Protestants...

Iran: The latest update on pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s death sentence in an interview with his attorney

November 3, 2011 — ICC Note: Mohabat News interviews Abbas Salmanpour, an attorney for Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani who remains in prison and was given the death sentence for apostasy. 11/2/2011 Iran (Mohabat News) –...

Afghan Ambassador on Freedom for Christians: ‘Nothing Will Be Contradictory to Sharia Law’

November 3, 2011 — ICC Note: “Afghan Ambassador to the United States Eklil Hakimi… said that while his country's constitution provides for ‘freedom of religion’ it also says that ‘nothing will be contradictory to...

Egypt rights committee says “unknown” shooters killed Coptic Christians

November 3, 2011 — ICC Note: The National Council for Human Rights in Egypt released a report, which has been backed by the country’s military, that “anonymous” gunmen – not the military – killed...

Congress: Cut Egypt Aid over Christian Persecution

November 3, 2011 — ICC Note: “Members of Congress are urging President Obama to cut off aid to Egypt because of the growing persecution of Christians there,” CBN reports. 10/28/2011 Egypt (CBN) – Members...

Persecution In Focus

November 2, 2011 — [simple_video] Check out Jayson's entry to our Persecution In Focus video contest! Vote for him here. Click "all entries" to view all the entries and vote for your favorite before...

U.S Embassy Releases Report On Indonesia’s Failure To Protect Religious Rights

November 2, 2011 — 11/02/2011 Indonesia (Jakarta Post) - The US government has released a report saying that Indonesia has “failed” to stop the victimization of religious groups or bring the perpetrators of religious...

Nepal Christians Plan Hunger Strike Over Burial Ground

November 2, 2011 — 11/02/2011 Nepal (BBC) - Nepal's minority Christian community has threatened to go on a hunger strike unless the government sets aside land for them to bury their dead. The countrywide...

UK To Cut Aid To Countries Persecuting Christians And Homosexuals

November 2, 2011 — UK To Cut Aid Of Countries Persecuting Christians And Homosexuals “When the UK is setting aid budgets and is in discussion with other governments, religious freedom – in particular the...

Traditional Marriage Proponents: Federal LGBT Adoption Bill Attacks Religious Freedom

November 2, 2011 — Traditional Marriage Proponents: Federal LGBT Adoption Bill Attacks Religious Freedom ICC Note If Gillibrand’s law were to pass, Breen said, it would “effectively bar any religious group that [has] sincerely-held...

Three Prisoners Released in Ethiopia!

November 2, 2011 — We are very excited to inform you that on October 25, three Christian prisoners were released from prison in Ethiopia after an ICC staff member (who is a native of...

Video: Christian Protesters Run Over by Egyptian Forces

November 2, 2011 — [simple_video] Remember Viviane from our blog about 'Bloody Sunday' in Egypt? Her fiance was run over in Egypt just like the Christian protesters you see in this video. The video...