USA – On the Defacing of Statues and Churches | Eric Metaxas on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Fox News | Tucker Carlson | July 13, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33qfPNodLRo&feature=youtu.be WATCH ON YOUTUBE
USA – Fr. Thomas Haake was assaulted while in Washington DC
Gloria | June 27, 2020 [Fr. Thomas Haake] was walking down the street praying his Rosary. Haake arrived in Washington to lead retreats in St Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill…
USA – Hawley blasts big tech for ‘censoring’ Christian worship leader
Fox News | Nick Givas | June 26, 2020 Sen. Josh Hawley called out Instagram Wednesday night for censoring videos of a Christian activist participating in peaceful prayer gatherings at protest sites around the country. The…
INDIA – BREAKING: Christian American Pastor Bryan Nerren is Finally Free to Return Home to the United States
ACLJ | Jordan Sekulow | May 19, 2020 After more than seven months of being wrongfully detained in India, Christian Pastor Bryan Nerren – a U.S. citizen – has finally…
USA – Police Officers Storm Mississippi Church for Hosting Drive-In Services
FaithWire | Tré Goins-Phillip | April 12, 2020 At least 20 police officers reportedly showed up outside a small church in Greenville, Mississippi, on Wednesday, threatening the pastor for hosting drive-in services.…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Panel Attests to Genocide Against Faithful, Calls for Americans to Speak Boldly, Act
For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | February 7, 2020 SRO Audience at National Prayer Breakfast Prays for Victims, Truth-Tellers WASHINGTON, D.C.—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC),a growing grassroots…
INDIA/USA – Modi Prepares to Welcome Trump to India
New York Times |Jeffrey Gettleman and Vindu Goel | Jan. 28, 2020 NEW DELHI — Mysterious figures in sunglasses have scoped out the Taj Mahal. The hunt is on for…
WORLDWIDE – Religions can be part of the solution for peace, not the problem, faith leaders say
Presbyterian Outlook | Religion News Service | January 17, 2020 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When John Lennon wrote his hit song “Imagine,” eliminating religions and the divisions they entail was…
USA/VATICAN – Ambassador Gingrich’s Remarks to the Abrahamic Faiths Initiative
U.S. Embassy to the Holy See | January 14, 2020 Ambassador Gingrich’s Remarks to the Abrahamic Faiths Initiative Villa Richardson January 14, 2020 Your Eminence, Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, and…
RELEASE – USA – This is No Time to Abandon West Africa Amid Rampant and Intensifying Religious Persecution
*** NEWS RELEASE *** For Immediate Release | Jan. 7, 2020 U.S. Forces Need to Remain There, Augmented by a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region WASHINGTON—Just…
BREAKING – Iran fires milles at US bases in Iraq
Iran fires TENS of ballistic missiles at US bases in Iraq in operation 'Martyr Soleimani' after promising 'crushing revenge' for Trump's decision to kill the top general in drone strike…
KENYA/US – Al-Shabab attacks airstrip in Kenya, killing three Americans
Washington Post | Max Bearak | Jan. 5, 2020 NAIROBI — Al-Shabab militants launched a predawn attack Sunday on an airstrip used by the U.S. and Kenyan militaries, on Kenya's…
IRAQ/IRAN/USA – U.S. military claims responsibility for deadly airstrike on Iran’s Quds leader
Washington Times | Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor | Jan. 2, 2020 The U.S. military claimed responsibility Thursday night for an airstrike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of…
USA – Latest anti-Semitic attacks just another reminder religious liberty is paramount
Washington Examiner | Nicole Russell | Dec. 31, 2019 When five people were stabbed at a Hanukkah celebration in New York on Saturday, it was just another reminder that the…
USA – Texas church shooting: Gunman kills 2, ‘heroic’ congregants take down shooter
Fox News | Travis Fedschun, Bradford Betz | Dec. 29, 2019 A gunman opened fire in a Texas church on Sunday, killing two people and injuring others before two "heroic"…
USA – Pentagon examining a reduction of the US footprint in West Africa
Military Times | Diana Stancy Correll The Pentagon is considering significantly cutting back its U.S. presence in West Africa, according to a new report. U.S. troops in Africa have focused…
USA/WEST AFRICA – Pentagon Eyes Africa Drawdown as First Step in Global Troop Shift
New York Times | Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt | Dec. 24, 2020 The deliberations stem from a push to reduce missions battling distant terrorist groups,…
USA/Nigeria – US places Nigeria on special watch list over religious persecution
The Nation Online | Dec. 21, 2019 The United States of America has placed Nigeria on a special watch list of countries that have engaged in or tolerated “severe violations…
USA/ISRAEL – Trump signs executive order to fight antisemitism on US campuses
Jerusalem Post | Omri Nahmias and Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman | Dec. 21, 2019 US President Donald Trump announced the signing of an executive order (EO) on Wednesday that calls on government…
USA – Déjà Vu in Pensacola
Crisis Magazine | William Kilpatrick | Dec. 12, 2019 Do you get the feeling that you’ve seen this movie before? On Friday, December 6, Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a member of…
USA/IRAQ/SYRIA – Career Officials Thwart Aid to Christian, Yazidi Genocide Victims
Real Clear Politics | Susan Crabtree | Dec. 11, 2019 In the summer of 2014, the vicious Islamic State campaign against Yazidis and Christians in Iraq convinced President Obama to…
USA – Jared Kushner: President Trump Is Defending Jewish Students
New York Times | Opinion | Jared Kushner | Dec. 11, 2019 With an executive order, he makes clear that anti-Semitism is not to be tolerated. Mr. Kushner is a…
USA – Virgin Mary statue vandalized on N. Wichita Catholic church’s property
KWCH | Dec 10, 2019 A picture circulating on social media shows vandalism to a statue of the Virgin Mary that sat outside a north Wichita Catholic church. Her hands…
USA – NYC Muslim Patrol: Bullying, Gangster Tactics Reported
Clarion Project | Dec. 9, 2019 “Bullying” and “gangster-like” tactics have been reported by locals in New York areas where the Muslim Community Patrol & Services operates. These tactics are…
HUNGARY – Hungary isn’t afraid to call ‘Christian persecution’ what it is
Spectator |Marlo Safi | Dec. 2, 2019 Following Donald Trump’s election, there was hope that the US would aid Christian communities overseas, especially in Iraq where the population of Christians…
USA – US-born Alabama woman who joined ISIS is not an American citizen, judge rules
Fox News | Louis Casiano | Nov. 14, 2019 A federal judge ruled Thursday that an American-born woman who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS) group and now wants…
USA – Protests serve as backdrop to Erdoğan’s visit to White House
The Hill | Nov. 13, 2019 Protesters gathered outside the White House on Wednesday in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit with President Trump. The protests, which were led…
USA/ROMANIA – Survivor Warns USA: Slippery Slope of Socialism Led to the Communism that Robbed Romania’s Freedom
CBN News | Andrea Morris | Nov. 13, 2019 This is one woman's warning to the West about the slippery slope of socialism. She's not just any woman. She's a…
USA – Blessed Sacrament stolen from Texas Catholic parish
Blessed Sacrament stolen from Texas Catholic parish Catholic News Agency (CNA) | Nov. 12, 2019 .- The pastor of a Catholic parish in El Paso, Texas is calling for prayer…
USA – Trump eyes executive order tying foreign aid to religious freedom
The Washington Times | Victor Morton | Monday, November 11, 2019 The White House is reportedly drafting plans to condition U.S. foreign assistance on religious freedom. According to a report…
USA – Trump weighs conditioning foreign aid on religious freedom
Politico | Melanie Zanona and John Bresnahan | Nov. 11, 2019 The effort comes as Trump faces an impeachment inquiry that hinges in part on whether he froze military aid…
USA – Demographic Jihad? Virginia Muslim Doctor Tied Women’s Tubes Without Their Consent
PJ Media | Robert Spencer | Nov. 9, 2019 The details of this case are simply horrifying. One woman tried for years to conceive a child, but couldn’t. When she…
SYRIA – The Road from Damascus: How a Syrian Christian Spoke at Harvard’s Commencement
Christianity Today | Ryan Burge | Nov. 7, 2019 Following Turkey’s recent incursion into Syria and establishment of a “safe zone” in coordination with Russia, the beleaguered nation faces another…
REPORT – Persecuted and forgotten? Ancient Christian communities in north-east Syria after the US evacuation
The Tablet | Nov. 7, 2019 Donald Trump’s decision to order the evacuation of remaining US forces from north-east Syria might have sealed the fate of its age-old Christian communities…
USA – EXCLUSIVE: Dept. of Homeland Security to work with Las Vegas faith-based leaders
Fox5Vegas | Kyla Galer | Nov. 5, 2019 LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- Churches, temples, mosques -- many people consider them their "safe place" or somewhere to turn for guidance. Places…
USA – When You Are Persecuted in One Place, Flee to Another. But Not to America.
Christianity Today | Jayson Casper | Nov.5, 2019 Both US policy and Middle East wisdom discourage suffering Christians from resettling in the West. Zero. The United States did not resettle…
INDIA – U.S. Pastor Stranded in India Awaiting Hearing
Word & Way | Morning Star News correspondent | Nov. 5, 2019 Tennessee pastor Bryan Nerren, shown with his wife Rhonda and their children, is stranded in India awaiting a…
USA – Elderly Christian Man Brutally Beaten by a ‘Transgendered Lady’ for Preaching Gospel on NYC Subway
FaithWire | Will Maule | Nov. 4, 2019 An elderly man has been viscously attacked on the New York subway for simply preaching the gospel. According to witnesses, the 79-year-old…
USA – Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Nathan Sales on the Release of the Country Reports on Terrorism 2018
U.S. Dept. of State | Nov. 1, 2019 MS ORTAGUS: Happy Friday. Good afternoon. Okay. The State Department is releasing its Annual Country Reports on Terrorism, which describes the global counterterrorism…
USA – After Baghdadi’s death, ISIS statements portray terrorist group as intent on exacting revenge
Washington Post | Souad Mekhennet |Nov. 1, 2019 When the Islamic State finally broke its silence about the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, it did so with a 1,200-word communique…