World
A major earthquake hit northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 180 people and injuring hundreds of others, with tremors felt in neighboring countries including Pakistan and India. READ MORE
US
Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Berlin on Thursday to discuss regulations regarding access to holy sites in Jerusalem in light of heightened levels of violence in Israel and the West Bank. READ MORE
World
Authorities of Aceh province in Indonesia have started tearing down several churches on Monday in response to the demands of Muslim hardliners in the midst of rising religious tensions and violence. READ MORE
World
Christianity is on a considerable decline in a number of countries as Christians are experiencing violence and persecution because of their faith, according to a new report. READ MORE
US
The University of Florida has reached a decision that it will not remove a biblical inscription on a campus building despite coming under scrutiny of an anti-religion organization. READ MORE
US
A transgender student filed suit against a suburban Chicago school district for not giving the student access into girls’ locker rooms. READ MORE
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Secretary of State John Kerry released his department’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2014 on Wednesday which studied nearly 200 countries and territories making it one of the most comprehensive accounts on global religious freedom violations. READ MORE
US
In Oklahoma and Arkansas, measures are being taken to keep prayer in public school sporting events. READ MORE
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A special edition of two books of the Bible has been published to make the Bible more accessible to people with dyslexia. READ MORE
US
The Ten Commandment monument that has been on the Oklahoma Capitol grounds since 2012 was removed by workers on Monday night. READ MORE
US
Reclusive 26-year-old gunman Chris Harper Mercer opened fire at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon, on Thursday, asking students if they were Christian before shooting them, killing ten and injuring seven, READ MORE
World
An extremist Hindu group in Nepal is warning foreign Christian missionaries to leave the country, blaming Christians for “corrupting the country.” READ MORE
US
A sign intended to welcome people to a northeastern town in Texas has been voted on by the town’s city council to be removed. READ MORE
World
Chinese human rights lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, has been ‘kidnapped’ again by the Chinese communist regime after speaking up about the torture he experienced while in prison, according to a Christian non-profit. READ MORE
World
Two Presbyterian churches in Latin America has made the decision to sever ties with Presbyterian Church (USA) last month after the denomination changed its view to allow same-sex marriage in June 2014. READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
World May 08, 2014 03:08 AM EDT
