10/25/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hear from Rashad Hussain, who the Biden administration nominated to serve as the next ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom. The post was previously held by Ambassador Sam Brownback under President Trump. The agenda for […]
State Department Threatens to Hold $130 Million from Egypt Unless Human Rights Improve 09/16/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has announced a new human rights strategy for the north African country. Three days later, the announcement was followed by a State […]
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Hindu nationalist leaders in India held an anti-Christian rally in the Bastar District of Chhattisgarh state.
ICC has learned that President Biden has announced his intent to nominate four individuals to key international religious freedom roles in his administration.
ICC has learned that on July 28, five Christians from a house church in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province were arrested and detained for attending a Christian conference in Malaysia last year.
A self-professed pastor and Trump devotee from Tennessee—who left his wife for his administrative assistant several years ago—claimed during a tent meeting on Sunday that President Biden is a “sex trafficker” while promoting a debunked QAnon conspiracy theory. Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., told his congregation, “I don’t care […]
(ABA Journal) — The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a First Amendment lawsuit by a public college professor in Ohio who violated school policy by refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns. The 6th Circuit ruled for Shawnee State University philosophy professor Nicholas Meriwether in a March 26 opinion by Judge Amul […]
Democratic senator and false teacher Raphael Warnock deleted a heretical tweet that was posted to his Twitter account, which read, in part, “…we are able to save ourselves.” The post was made in regard to the religious holiday of “Easter” and suggested that beyond the “resurrection of Jesus Christ” men can “save” themselves by helping […]
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed the controversial Equality Act in a 224-206 vote on Thursday despite growing concerns over how the legislation would affect religious liberty, women’s sports, as well as other concerns. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. The Equality Act’s passage included the support of three Republicans, including Reps. […]
(NBC News) — Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., reintroduced the Equality Act in the House of Representatives on Thursday, with a vote on the sweeping LGBTQ rights bill expected next week. The move brings the bill one step closer to potentially establishing the first federal discrimination protections for LGBTQ people. Specifically, it would prohibit discrimination based on sexual […]
