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The Chinese government has imposed retaliatory sanctions on an American citizen who served on the U.S. government’s commission on international religious freedom. 

Beijing says Commissioner Johnnie Moore, his family cannot enter China, Hong Kong, Macao.

Peter Stockland: Homicide debate is long overdue Peter Stockland: Homicide debate is long overdue By  Peter Stockland February 25, 2021 Sean Murphy was a Mountie for 37 years and a local coroner for years after that. Yet even he is astonished at how quickly Canadians have become comfortable with obliging health-care workers to perform medically-assisted homicide. “We’ve all suddenly become blasé about compelling people to be parties to killing other people,” Murphy...

(RNS) — Last year, a Shariah court in northern Nigeria condemned Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a 22-year-old Muslim gospel musician, to death for committing blasphemy in a series of private WhatsApp messages. The same court found a 16-year-old boy, Umar Farouk, guilty of blasphemy for reportedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad while arguing with a friend and sentenced him to 10 years in prison with manual labor. Farouk’s sentence has been overturned, and Sharif-Aminu’s case has been sent for retria...

The Tablet January 28, 2021 In this 2015 file photo, LGBTQ supporters wave a flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The court ruled June 15, 2020, that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender employees from discrimination. (Photo: Tyler Orsburn/CNS). WINDSOR TERRACE — Last week, a federal ruling in North Dakota flew under the radar that allows Catholic medical professionals, hospitals and organizations the right to refuse performing or providing insuran...

By Gina Goh 01/07/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When Pastor A Dao walked through the doors of his home after spending four years behind bars, he found the house abandoned and in disrepair. It looked like someone had left in a hurry. Everything was covered in a layer of dust. After running around the perimeter of the house looking for the familiar faces of his wife and children, he was out of breath. The years spent in prison had damaged his health. He searched for ...

USCIRF calls Pak to release Ramzan Bibi who is detained under blasphemy laws ANI | Updated: Jan 07, 2021 23:44 IST USCIRFs Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project highlights individuals imprisoned for exercising their freedom of religion or belief, as well as the dedicated advocacy of USCIRF Commissioners working for their release. The USCIRF is a US federal government commission created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. On April 30, 202...