High School Football Coach Fired for Praying on Field Files Federal LawsuitSeptember 2, 2016 — ICC Note: As previously reported, Joe Kennedy, a football coach from a Washington high school, was placed on leave for praying on the field after games. Kennedy has officially filed...
Youth Minister No Longer Allowed to Reach Students at Illinois School Following Atheist ComplaintSeptember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Following a complaint from the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), a youth minister has been banned from meeting with students at an Illinois high school during the school...
Saeed Abedini Asks Why the US and UN Refuse to Condemn Iran’s Execution of ChristiansSeptember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Former hostage of the Iranian regime, Saeed Abedini is appealing to the United States to take action against the practice of mass prisoner execution in Iran. Pastor Abedini...
State Department Stonewalling Information About What’s Being Done to Stop Christian GenocideSeptember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: In March 2016, Secretary of State, John Kerry declared ISIS as the perpetrator of genocide in the Middle East. Such a declaration comes with the requirement of action...
Jewish Community Disbanded in Russia for failing to Partake in Saturday EventSeptember 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a move considered to be the first of its kind in Modern Russia, a Jewish community in Vologda has been "liquidated" by the courts. The reason for...
7 Christians Arrested and Fined in Kazakhstan for Worship Service in Private HomeSeptember 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Seven members of a small Baptist church are the latest victims to Kazakhstan's continued crackdown of Christians and other religious groups. An anonymous call was made while they...
Why we don’t see more Christian refugeesAugust 31, 2016 — ICC Note: Investigative journalists recall their experiences in Iraq in 2007 when the occupation forces were downsizing. The plight of Christian refugees back then is similar to those today. To...
LDS Missionary Deported from Russia on Visa “Technicality”August 31, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A missionary from the LDS church (Ladder Day Saints) was deported from Russia to Ukraine last week on a "technicality" with his visa. Drake Oldham had already been...
First American Citizen Charged under Russia’s Anti-Missionary LawAugust 30, 2016 — Pastor Conducted Religious Meeting in the Privacy of his Home 8/26/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – ICC has learned that the first American citizen has been charged under Russia’s...
Ukrainian Religious Representative Arrested under Anti-Missionary Law in RussiaAugust 30, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Ukrainian religious leader was arrested and then released on bail under Russia's controversial Yarovaya laws, otherwise known as the anti-missionary laws. Sergei Zhuravlyov is a representative of...
Evangelical Church Being Pushed Behind the “Soviet Wall” Again in RussiaAugust 29, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The anti-missionary law, otherwise known as the Yarovaya laws, are continuing to gain momentum as new individuals are charged under the law and heavily fined for their evangelistic...
New Jersey Borough Council Resists Humanist Group’s Demand to Remove ‘Religious’ Veterans DisplayAugust 29, 2016 — ICC Note: The American Humanist Association (AHA) recently issued a letter of complaint to a New Jersey mayor regarding a particular veterans memorial on public library grounds. The display was...
It’s Not Unchristian to Be Worried About Refugee Resettlement in America, Religious Freedom Advocate SaysAugust 26, 2016 — ICC Note: Faith McDonnell, the director of Religious Liberty Programs and the Church Alliance for a New Sudan, spoke against statement that rejected the plea for resettlement of more Christian...
First American Citizen Charged under Russia’s new Anti-Missionary lawAugust 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The latest to be directly affected by Russia's so called anti-missionary law are three protestant Christians where two have been fined heavily and one is due in court...
Texas Attorney General Upholds Judge’s Practice of Allowing Chaplains to Open Court in PrayerAugust 26, 2016 — ICC Note: In 2014, the Freedom from Religion Foundation issued a letter of complaint regarding prayers led by an attorney and a local citizen in courtroom. Texas’ attorney general has...
Air Force Major Investigated for Leaving Open Bible on Desk Cleared of WrongdoingAugust 25, 2016 — ICC Note: As previously reported, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) recently issued a letter of complaint and requested disciplinary action after a US Air Force major displayed an open...
