UK Prison Worker Barred from Chapel Services for Quoting Bible on Homosexuality Loses AppealAugust 7, 2017 — ICC Note: In May 2015, a prison worker named Barry Trayhorn who led chapel at a UK prison referenced 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, which includes references to sexuality. Following a complaint...
Preachers Acquitted of UK ‘Crime & Disorder Act’ Charges over Public Offense at Exclusivity of GospelJune 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Earlier this year, two preachers in the UK were found guilty of violating the Crime and Disorder Act of 1998 for their open air preaching. Police reported that...
UK Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal of Bakers Punished for Declining ‘Support Gay Marriage’ CakeMay 10, 2017 — ICC Note: As previously reported, a family-owned bakery in the UK, Ashers Baking Company, declined to make a cake for a homosexual advocacy group that read, “Support Gay Marriage.” The...
UK Student Expelled Over Facebook Post Citing Biblical Law on Homosexuality Granted Judicial ReviewMay 3, 2017 — ICC Note: In September of 2015, a Master’s student in the UK was expelled from the University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire over a post on his personal Facebook page....
Archbishop of Canterbury intervenes to save Iraqi Christian from deportationJanuary 24, 2017 — ICC Note: The Archbishop of Canterbury is interceding on behalf of a Syriac Christian man who fled Mosul when it was first invaded by ISIS in 2014. The man now...
Prince Charles Hits Out Against Religious PersecutionDecember 22, 2016 — ICC Note: In a recent radio broadcast, Prince Charles of Wales spoke out against religious persecution around the world. While he has frequently spoken out against this matter, he reached...
UK Nurse Sues After Being Fired for Speaking About Her Faith With PatientsDecember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: Sarah Kuteh, a nurse in the UK, was fired in August after sharing her Christian faith with patients on several occasions. Kuteh has since filed a lawsuit over...
Three Christian leaders from the Middle East denied entry to the U.K.December 7, 2016 — ICC Note: After Prince Charles visited the ceremony at St. Thomas Cathedral and spoke on the plight of suffering Christians in the Middle East, he extended an invitation to three...
Prince Charles Condemns ‘Appalling Suffering’ Of Syria’s ChristiansNovember 28, 2016 — ICC Note: Prince Charles of Wales danced and visited with members of the congregation at the consecration of the new Syriac Orthodox church in London. As a devout Christian, the...
Christians from Pakistan Refused Visas to Visit UK Church – Because They Are Too PoorNovember 14, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, two Pakistani Christians were denied visas to visit a church in the UK after being told that they are “not wealthy enough.” Due to job...
Displaced Syrian Christian in UK helps bring hope for future of Middle East churchesNovember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: A displaced Syrian Christian living in the UK is helping spread the news of hope and survival for Middle East churches. Originally from Aleppo, the Syrian man has...
Appeal Decision Date Announced For Ashers in ‘Gay Cake’ CaseOctober 21, 2016 — ICC Note: As previously reported, a bakery in Northern Ireland was found guilty under anti-discrimination laws last year for refusing a cake order that included the phrase “Support Gay Marriage.”...
Iraqi Christian who fled ISIS in Mosul now facing UK deportationSeptember 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Armad Ozan, 25, fled Mosul in 2014 when ISIS invaded the city. He, along with most Christians, left with nothing and with nowhere to go. Now he has...
Senior Church Leader Warns of ‘Copycat Killings’ after French Priest Has Throat SlitJuly 27, 2016 — ICC Note: On July 26, a priest was violently murdered by ISIS-affiliated attackers in northern France. Following the attack, a church leader in the UK, who chose to remain anonymous...
Arrest after Satanic Symbols Painted in Church GraveyardJune 22, 2016 — ICC Note: On Saturday, the day before Father’s Day, the cemetery at Burstwick All Saints Church in the UK was defaced. The graveyard was vandalized with satanic symbols displayed with...
‘I Miss My Old Life’: Christians Flee ISISJune 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Sharmad Ozan, 20, was forced to escape with his family from Mosul when it fell to the Islamic State in June 2014. He now lives in the asylum...
