The University of Iowa faces a lawsuit for preventing campus groups from choosing their leaders, a policy that led to 38 groups of Christians, Sikhs, and others being deregistered.
The Chinese government claims to guarantee religious freedom to its citizens, but evidence continues to mount that President Xi Jinping is carrying out the greatest persecution of Christians in the country since the days of Mao Zedong.
The Iranian government’s persecution of Christians increased over the past month, according to information gathered by the nonprofit International Christian Concern.
Twenty-eight states have joined together to file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a 93-year-old cross honoring World War I veterans, and the case has broader implications for memorials nationwide.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday announced the creation of the Religious Liberty Task Force, saying it will “help the [Justice] Department fully implement our religious liberty guidance.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a declaration Thursday encouraging the global community to stand up for religious freedom.
Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks at the first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on Thursday.
One of Philadelphia’s largest religious charities plans to continue its fight against a city policy that will block foster-care providers who hold traditional beliefs about marriage.
Victims of religious persecution shared their stories of suffering Tuesday during the State Department’s first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, which brings together foreign ministers, religious leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss the issue of international religious freedom.
