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Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Property Seized by the Russian Government

28 Dec 2017
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Gary Nguyen

This move was justified by a Russian Supreme Court ruling The St. Petersburg located Kolomyazhskiy Assembly Hall owned and used by Jehovah's Witnesses saw Russian authorities strong-arming into the property...

Does Religious Freedom Mean You Can Smoke Pot?

23 Dec 2017
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Derek Welch

A New Court Case Challenges Drug Use for Religious Reasons It's a question that has plagued the US legislation for decades. At what point does it become illegal for a member of a church who believes...

Scientologists March in Hungary for the Religious Freedom of All

22 Dec 2017
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Linda Wieland

Scientologists from 27 countries gathered in Budapest, Hungary, December 9 to protest the suppression of religious freedom in the country. On the eve of Human Rights Day, some 1,500 Scientologists...

How Are Red Lights in the UK and Christians Connected?

09 Dec 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Event Organized To Show Support For Religious Freedom A number of UK buildings and in a number of other countries glowed deep red on November 29 to honor persecuted Christians around the world. The list...

God’s Plan for Mike Pence is to Support Donald Trump

07 Dec 2017
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Elisa Meyer

Pence believes God helped him catapult into national politics. Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States, was the darling of evangelical leaders due to his explicit positions on religious...

American Actor Joins Hungarian Scientologists in Protest Against Persecution of Religions

29 Nov 2017
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Edward Parkin

American Actor Joins Hungarian Scientologists in Protest Against Persecution of Religions BUDAPEST—Actor Jeff Pomerantz joined nearly 800 Scientologists on the streets of this city on November 18 in a peaceful...

UN Condemns Iran’s Human Rights Violations for the 30th Time

16 Nov 2017
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Alison Lesley

The Baha'i faith is persecuted in Iran The Third Committee of General Assembly of the . The vote was passed by 83 for and 30 against. There were 68 abstentions. The resolution was five pages long....

Pakistan Should be Called Country of Concern Over Religious Persecution

02 Nov 2017
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Gary Nguyen

The country has institutionalized discrimination A number of influential United States Senators have recommended that Pakistan be designated - 'country of particular concern'. The reason for this...

Celebrating International Religious Freedom Day

27 Oct 2017
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Edward Parkin

October 27 is International Religious Freedom Day. The Religious Freedom Act—the passage of which we celebrate today—established the office of the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International...

China Now Arresting Families for Praying at Home

23 Oct 2017
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Derek Welch

Grandmother, daughter, and grandson arrested for Practicing Christianity in their home In the most recent case of religious persecution in China, a house church pastor, Xu Shizhen, her daughter and her 3-year-old...