Indian Christian Convert Killed and Left on the Road Beheaded
(World Watch Monitor) -- An Indian man who had become a Christian last year was killed and beheaded in eastern India earlier this month, reports Persecution Relief. On Feb. 11, Anant Ram Gand, 40, was taken from his home in
Committee Votes Against Bill That Would Have Prohibited ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ in South Carolina’s Public Libraries
Photo Credit: Morgan Williams/Facebook COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina House committee has voted to table a bill that would have, in effect, prohibited events such as "Drag Queen Story Hour" from being presented in the state's public libraries. According
Pastor in Myanmar Abducted by Arakan Army
(International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Feb. 13, Pastor U Thar Tun was taken from his home in Buthidaung township, Rakhine State, by members of the Arakan Army (AA), a Buddhist rebel group. According
Two Newborns Safely Surrendered in Less Than a Week Under Indiana’s Safe Haven Law
In less than a week, two Indiana mothers called the national Safe Haven Baby Box hotline to arrange for the safe surrender of their newborns. According to reports, last Thursday, a woman called the hotline to ask where she could
Pennsylvania Mayor to Issue ‘Inclusion Day’ Proclamation in Support of Recent ‘Drag Queen Story Fun Time’
LANSDALE, Pa. -- The mayor of Lansdale, Pennsylvania has agreed to issue a proclamation marking every Feb. 2 as "Inclusion Day" in commemoration of a recent "Drag Queen Story Fun Time" featuring the drag queen "Annie Christ"---a play-on-words of "anti-Christ." The
Committee Votes Against Bill to Repeal Law Allowing Recitation of Lord’s Prayer in New Hampshire Schools
CONCORD, N.H. -- A New Hampshire House committee has voted against a bill that would repeal a 40-year-old state law that allows for the recitation of The Lord’s Prayer in public elementary schools. According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, the
German ‘Self-Identified’ Protestants on Decline, Survey Says
Photo Credit: Mike Atari (Evangelical Focus) -- Although Germany is the birthplace of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation, since the middle of the 20th century, the country has seen a dramatic shift away from Protestantism. The decline has been
Ethnic Somali Christian Police Man Forced to Relocate After Talking About His Faith
Photo Credit: Elvis Santana (World Watch Monitor) -- An Ethiopian police officer was arrested, dismissed and forced to move to another part of the country after he told colleagues about his Christian faith. The 25-year-old man, who grew up in
Woman Who Identifies as Man Wants to Be Listed as ‘Father,’ Not Mother, on Child’s Birth Certificate
Photo Credit: Pexels.com LONDON -- A woman in the United Kingdom who identifies as a man has launched a legal challenge against the British government in her quest to be listed on her child's birth certificate as the infant's "father"
First U.S. Man to Legally Identify as ‘Neither’ Renounces Transgenderism: ‘I Am and Have Always Been Male’
Photo Credit: Shupe/Wikipedia OCALA, Fla. -- A former Oregon resident who became the first person in the United States allowed by a court to legally identify as "non-binary" (neither male or female) on his driver's license has "renounced all ties