Category: Religious Freedom
Officials ignore biases against Jewish students in Fairfax County Public Schools
Members of the Fairfax County School Board only seem to be concerned with students’ and teachers’ “inherent biases” when they are against pre-approved groups. It seems that Jewish students are not among them.
Read MoreGOP lawmakers, conservative influencers slam ‘insane’ Antisemitism Awareness Act, warn it could silence Christians
Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis,” could be considered antisemitism under the legislation that was rushed through without the normal procedure of allowing debate and amendments.
Read MorePowerful Moment In Our History-Americans To Gather For National Day Of Prayer Obersvances
Thousands of prayer gatherings will be held nationwide on Thursday to celebrate the National Day of Prayer
Read MoreCatholic Bishop Says Biden Administration Advancing ‘Idealogical View Of Sex.’
A leader from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has accused the Biden administration of advancing an “ideological view of sex,” condemning a forthcoming rule that could require faith-based healthcare providers to perform or provide surgical or hormonal transgender interventions.
Read MorePro-Life Group Heads to Supreme Court to Defend Right to Pray Outside Abortion Centers
“The Supreme Court is not required to grant our petition, and the Court rarely grants them. Here, however, considering the conflict among the lower courts and the ongoing mischief Hill continues to create, we believe our petition is more than worthy of Supreme Court review.”
Read MoreChristian leaders are attacked with swords in Northern India
Four Nihang Sikhs, who as members of the traditional warrior group are permitted to carry such weapons, attacked Pastor Gurjeet Singh, alias Gurjeet Rinku, and his younger brother Gurdeep Singh on Thursday (April 18) in Sultanwind village, Amritsar District, a relative said. The assailants first told Gurdeep Singh, and later Pastor Singh, “We have warned you earlier as well to not conduct church and not convert people, but you have not paid heed,” according to Daljit Kaur, the pastor’s wife and an eyewitness.
Read MoreAbortion Advocates Vandalize Church With Graphic Pro-Abortion Messages
In what appears to be the 250th attack on a Catholic Church since the Dobbs decision was leaked in early 2022, abortion activists vandalized a church in Oregon with graphic messages. People heading to church services Sunday morning at St. Patrick’s Church in northwest Portland, Oregon arrived to find disturbing pro-abortion messages on the church door and sidewalk. The front door bears a stain from where staff had to have a previous pro-abortion message removed.
Read MoreWill Our Children Cherish Our Faith?
A bone-deep hope, vision, and prayer of many highly religious parents is that their children will be true to the faith that they have cherished. A collision course is currently set because the percentage of religious “Nones” (those reporting no religious affiliation) and “Dones” (those who have left religion) has measurably increased among the rising generation. As a result, many highly religious parents experience disappointed dreams for their children who choose not to keep the faith.
Read MoreIslamist Extremists Attack & Burn Christian Homes In Egypt
Islamist extremists reportedly set fire to several Christian houses and businesses in southern Egypt last week.
Read MoreMarch for the Martyrs raises awareness of persecuted Armenian Christians and more
Marchers are setting out in the nation’s capital on Saturday to call attention to the plight of persecuted Christians throughout the world.
Read MoreBREAKING: 16-year-old Catholic was just suspended for wearing THIS shirt
A Catholic teenager has been suspended from his Ontario public high school for wearing a sweatshirt reading “There are only two genders.” Malachy O’Kane, 16, was suspended on April 18, the second day he decided to wear his gender critical shirt to the Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake, a village near Kingston, Ontario. He was excluded from school for six days, beginning Friday, April 19.
Read MoreBrandeis Extends Transfer Deadline for Jewish Students Facing Antisemitism
Brandeis University president Ron Liebowitz announced this week that he and the administration had extended the deadline for transfer applications in order to accommodate Jewish students who may wish to leave their current college or university to enroll at Brandeis as anti-Israel encampments spring up across the country.
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