135 Incidents Against Evangelicals Reported in India in the First Half of 2020

135 Incidents Against Evangelicals Reported in India in the First Half of 2020

(Evangelical Focus) — The half yearly report of the the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFIRL) confirms that there have been 135 cases of hate and violence against Christians in the first six months of 2020. “The absolute sense of impunity generated in the administrative apparatus of India by the corona […]

Study Finds a Third of Regular Churchgoers Didn’t Watch Services Online During Pandemic

Study Finds a Third of Regular Churchgoers Didn’t Watch Services Online During Pandemic

A study recently released by the Barna Group, led by longtime evangelical pollster George Barna, found that one-third of regular churchgoers questioned said that they did not watch services online and put church completely on pause during the apex of the pandemic. The number was even higher for those who identify as Millenials. Barna published […]

US Supreme Court to Hear Case of College Student Seeking Justice After Gospel Preaching Twice Shut Down

US Supreme Court to Hear Case of College Student Seeking Justice After Gospel Preaching Twice Shut Down

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from a former student at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) who sued the educational institution after his attempts to preach the gospel on campus were twice shut down. Lower courts had declared the case moot as the college changed its free speech policy after […]

Netherlands Will Eliminate Gender From ID Cards

Netherlands Will Eliminate Gender From ID Cards

(Evangelical Focus) — The gender field will soon no longer appear in the identification cards (IDs) of citizens, the government of the Netherlands has announced. Education Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven — who is also in charge of emancipation issues — said identifying the gender in ID cards is “unnecessary” and hurts people who identify as […]