Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said in a speech today at the Faith and Freedom Coalition luncheon that there is a “war on Christianity”.
“It angers me to see my tax dollars supporting regimes that put Christians to death for blasphemy against Islam, countries that put to death Muslims who convert to Christianity, and countries who imprison anyone who marries outside their religion,” Sen. Paul said. “There is a war on Christianity, not just from liberal elites here at home, but worldwide.” Continue reading →
Within a day of news reports that the wife of Pastor Saeed Abedini, jailed in Iran for refusing to renounce his faith, was going to speak to a United Nations conference seeking help in gaining her husband’s freedom, the White House has released a statement in the case of the jailed American pastor. Continue reading →
The wife of jailed Christian pastor Saeed Abedini is going to address the United Nations Human Rights Council in an attempt to gain her husband’s freedom after failing to gain any support from the U.S. government.
Naghmeh Abdeini is going to talk to the Council about Saeed’s failing health and abuse in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. Continue reading →
Cheerleaders at a Texas school were stunned to learn that the school board is going to appeal a judge’s decision permitting Bible verses to be used on football banners.
“We think the attorneys on the other side are reading into the court’s decision rights that just aren’t there,” Tom Brandt, attorney for the school district, told the Beaumont Enterprise. Continue reading →
The Vatican says that over 100,000 Christians every year worldwide are killed for their belief in Christ.
Monsignor Silvano Maria Tomasi stated on Vatican Radio that the “shocking” number comes from murders in mostly the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In addition to the murders, Christians have been forced to leave their homes and see their churches destroyed. Continue reading →
Saeed Abedini, the American pastor being held in Iran’s brutal Evin prison, released a letter to supporters thanking them for their prayers and rejoicing in the news that his imprisonment is bringing the body of Christ together.
“I heard that the persecution, my arrest and imprisonment has united churches from different denominations, from different cities and countries, that would never come together because of their differences,” Abedini wrote in his letter. “You don’t know how happy I was in the Lord and rejoiced knowing that in my chains the body of Christ has chained together and is brought to action and prayer.” Continue reading →
As the president of Nigeria looks to negotiate amnesty with the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram, a report has shown that 70% of the Christians killed for their faith worldwide happen within that country’s borders. Continue reading →
The anti-Christian Freedom From Religion Foundation obtained their wish and intimidated the Muldrow, Oklahoma public schools into removing plaques of the Ten Commandments that had been placed in classrooms for decades.
The superintendent of the Muldrow Public Schools told Fox News they had no choice but to remove the plaques. Continue reading →
A Lebanese man who helped a Saudi Arabian woman convert to Christianity and escape the country has been sentenced to a punishment that could kill him.
The man is facing 300 lashes with a whip and if he survives the lashing he faces six year in prison. Continue reading →
A Coast Guard admiral told a gathering of Christians that within the U.S. military people of faith are being told to stay quiet.
“This is not a Christian issue,” Rear Admiral William Lee said. “It is not a Jewish issue or a Muslim issue or a Hindu issue. This is an American issue.” Continue reading →