Arrests announced in Minneapolis church protest
WASHINGTON (BP) – At least three arrests have been made among those who disrupted a Southern Baptist church service Sunday, Jan. 18, to protest ICE activities in Minneapolis, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced this morning (Jan. 22).
EDITORIAL: Protesting has its place, but it’s not inside churches
Americans cherish the right to protest. It is woven into the fabric of our democracy and protected by the Constitution. But that right does not extend to barging into a church during worship, shouting down a congregation and traumatizing families gathered in prayer.
Bombs will not deter Christian persecution in Nigeria, survivor tells USCIRF
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. government should use “peaceful methods” to fight religious persecution in Nigeria, a northeast Nigerian minister and humanitarian said in testimony before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in Washington Jan. 13.
Filmmaker who videod Uyghur camps faces deportation
NEW YORK (BP) – A Chinese dissident whose filming provided documentation of detention camps for Uyghurs, a Muslim people group in northwest China, appeared before an upstate New York judge yesterday (Jan. 12) for possible deportation to his home country.
Walker accepts religious freedom role in Trump administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former North Carolina Baptist pastor and congressman Mark Walker announced Thursday (Jan. 8) that he has accepted a new role within the Trump administration focused on advancing religious liberty around the world.
2000 Christians call for religious freedom protections amid rising violence in India
NEW DELHI (BP) – Two thousand Christians gathered in India in November to urge the government to protect religious freedoms as violence and legalized discrimination increase in the world’s most populous country.
Supreme Court hears New Jersey pregnancy center’s First Amendment case
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Dec. 2 in a case involving a group of New Jersey pregnancy resource centers challenging a state subpoena asking them to hand over information about their fundraising practices.
Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela ‘authoritarian triad’ of religious persecution, USCIRF reports
WASHINGTON (BP) – Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela form a Latin American authoritarian triad where leaders exert religious persecution to maintain governmental control, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) reported Nov. 18.
Russian courts ban unregistered Baptists’ activities
Russian courts have banned at least 10 unregistered Baptist congregations from meeting without state permission, a Norway-based human rights organization reported.
Faith leaders thank Trump for action on Nigeria, urge focus on religious liberty
WASHINGTON (BP) – A group of faith leaders has sent a letter to President Donald Trump thanking him for his recent designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC).
