STRASBOURG — The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the case of a Norwegian family whose children were seized in 2015 after the school principal called authorities to express concern over the manner in which the children were being raised by “radical Christians.” “Parents have the right to direct the upbringing of […]
(The Christian Institute) — A couple in Australia have been granted permission to sue an ultrasound clinic for not diagnosing their daughter with Down syndrome. The couple claim they would have aborted their child, who is now four years old, if they knew she might have the condition. The unnamed parents are seeking damages for […]
DARMSTADT — A German couple whose children were seized by authorities due to concerns that they were being homeschooled rather than sent to public school has been granted the right to retain custody of their two youngest children, who are still minors, as they are attending a state school — albeit under duress. According to Alliance […]
LONDON — A student at a prominent university in the United Kingdom who was expelled over comments that he made on Facebook outlining the biblical stance on homosexuality has won his case upon appeal. The court expressed concern that Christians and others in professional careers would have to hide their faith in all of public […]
(Morning Star News) — Asuman Kaire is missing his last year in high school in eastern Uganda for having become a Christian two years ago. Homeless and without money to pay school fees since his Muslim stepfather disowned him earlier this year in Lelya-A village, Kabweri County in Kibuku District, the 20-year-old Kaire said he […]
(The Christian Institute) — More than 1,000 New Zealand doctors have signed an open letter opposing proposals to legalize euthanasia. In their letter, they urged politicians to let them focus on saving lives and providing palliative care, rather than taking lives. The bill will legalize euthanasia for adults assumed to have less than six months […]
The president of an organization that reports on the global persecution of Christians recently penned an op-ed in which he lamented the American Church’s lack of interest in the suffering of their brothers and sisters in other countries. David Curry, the president of Open Doors USA, which also publishes an annual World Watch List on […]
LOANHEAD, Scotland (Edinburgh News) — When Carly-Rose sets off for her first day at school in a few weeks time, her lunchbox in her satchel will likely weigh more than she did she was born. At just 1lb 3oz and an astonishing 17 weeks premature, the tiny tot was not expected to survive the night. […]
WASHINGTON — Andrew Brunson, an American missionary to Turkey who had spent two years in prison after being falsely accused of using “Christianization” to overthrow the government, testified before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on Thursday. He explained his belief that his case was used to cause the general population to think negatively and […]
(Bitter Winter) — For Christians, even getting together for a meal is now off-limits in China. It seems that dinners are now considered religious gatherings, which as such should be authorized. That’s the hard lesson 11 believers from a Sola Fide house church in Xiangyang city in central China’s Hubei Province learned on March 13, […]