In a blow to religious liberty, Russia’s Supreme Court has banned Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating anywhere in the country. The high court accepted a request from the justice ministry identifying the religious organization as an extremist group. The court ordered…

India’s push for a digital, cashless society is forcing the country’s citizens to become mobile and digital friendly. After last year’s currency ban, the country has pushed cashless transactions in every sphere of citizen life — from payments at the…

Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) group voted to “campaign to ensure a comprehensive age-appropriate content including promotion of LGBT+ matters for all schools from nursery throughout all phases of state education.” Education Ministers have already announced that…

China and the Vatican have reached consensus on the appointment of bishops, which will lead to the resolution of other outstanding problems, said Hong Kong Cardinal John Tong. “From now on, there will be no more crisis of a division…

The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) has joined the European Sunday Alliance as a supporting member. CESI, founded in 1990, has 38 trade union organizations from 21 European countries and 4 European trade union organizations, with a total…

In an effort to address extremism, not merely terrorism, the definition of “out-of-school education settings” now appears to include the Sunday Schools and Sabbath School for children and youth, 19-years-old and under. This would include church programs such as Pathfinders,…

The Walt Disney Company pushed the LGBT envelope a little further by airing its first on-screen gay kiss on an animated children’s program. This comes the same week that the children’s entertainment giant announced there will be an “exclusively gay…

The 28 heads of state and their European Union leaders turned to the pope over their plans to revive the struggling political and economic bloc on March 24. They believe the Pontiff can provide them with the “leadership” they are…

Port Pirie South Australia was the location where religious denominations from around South Australia converged for the 21st Port Pirie Diocesan Assembly and in the process helped to take steps toward a more ecumenical future. Members and religious ministers from…

The Pentagon announced on April 8, that a Navy carrier strike group has been order to move toward the Western Pacific Ocean to provide a physical presence near the Korean peninsula. The carrier group includes the aircraft carrier USS Carl…

Neil McGill Gorsuch of Colorado received Senate confirmation Friday, April 7, as the 113th justice of the Supreme Court. He will replace Justice Antonin Scalia who died more than a year earlier in February of 2016. President Obama had nominated…

Homosexuality is exploding among U.S. teens and young adults. Over the last decade, the relative proportion of U.S. teenagers claiming to be homosexual has increased 85 percent; the relative proportion who have not made up their minds about embracing homosexuality…