On September 14, by a margin of 211 to 198, the U.S. House of Representatives quietly voted to change the Johnson amendment in relation to churches. The Johnson Amendment prevents churches and other non-profits from endorsing political candidates or supporting political…

Speaking of North Korea, and using Biblically suggestive language, Donald Trump, President of the United States, told the United Nations General Assembly that the “righteous many” must destroy the “wicked few,” in order to maintain global security. “If the righteous…

Rescuers fanned out to reach stunned victims Thursday after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, knocking out electricity to the entire island and triggering landslides and floods. The extent of the damage is unknown given that dozens of municipalities remained isolated…

Rescue workers backed by an army of untrained volunteers searched for survivors buried under mounds of rubble as the death toll from the powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake climbed to at least 230 across central Mexico. At least 44 buildings collapsed…

The French President recently issued an executive order that greatly broadened the definition and penalties for hate speech or discrimination, particularly against homosexuals and transgenders. The executive order includes “non-public” comments, such as on social media, at work or even…

Unregulated schools are a breeding ground for terrorism, a senior British official has warned as the government faced continuing questions over its ability to crack down on extremist mosque-run madrassas. Isolated communities within the UK posed the greatest threat of…

Another banner year (2016) for violations of Americans’ religious freedoms the Constitution is supposed to protect. First Liberty Institution has compiled a report, entitled for the last five years of all the known religious liberty violations in the U.S. This…

Since YouTube enacted a new advertiser-friendly strategy in March that gives more control to brands over where their ads show up on the online video sharing platform, alarms have been sounded that YouTube may be unfairly demonetizing videos posted by…

Australian political leaders, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, have come out in support of a campaign for same-sex marriage. More than 20,000 people gathered in Sydney to campaign ahead of a non-binding postal vote on changing Australia’s marriage act. Mr….

Following a series of appalling terrorism attacks in Manchester and London and revelations by British secret services that the actual number of suspected U.K. jihadists totals tens of thousands, the government is forging ahead with its plans to establish an Extremism Commission….

Scotland has been consecrated to Our Lady, by the Scottish Bishops, with the full support of the Scottish Parliament. The consecration took place at the shrine of Our Lady at Carfin, in the Diocese of Motherwell, attended by a large…

Five centuries after the Reformation triggered a religious course correction for many people, it nevertheless caused many splits; Ritual vs. the Bible, Protestant vs. Catholic, North vs. South, and a series of long and bloody religious wars across Europe. Modern-day…