Christian Groups Warn UK Conversion Therapy Bill Could Criminalize Parents and Pastors

Christian Groups Warn UK Conversion Therapy Bill Could Criminalize Parents and Pastors

Christian organizations in the United Kingdom are raising concerns over proposed legislation banning so-called “conversion therapy,” warning that the measure could criminalize parents, pastors and others engaged in ordinary conversations about sexuality and gender.
  • Christian Leaders Call for Rebuilding the West on Christian Foundations at ARC Conference
    Thousands of people have gathered from around the world this week, united by a common concern around existential threats to the West and a sense of urgency to reverse the course of decline. Many delegates at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Conference are Christian — or at least sympathetic to Christianity, and are conscious of both its foundational role in the development of the West and the part it can play in charting a new path.
  • Nigeria Unveils First Memorial to Christians Killed in Religious Persecution
    In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a new monument honoring the victims of religious persecution in Nigeria has been erected in the nation's Benue State. The monument was unveiled in Yelwata, which last year was the scene of a massacre of 270 men, women and children. The attack took place on Father’s Day and is believed to have been the work of Islamic militants.

Evangelical Leaders Warn of Free Speech Risks Under Canada’s Bill C-9

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has weighed in on the recent passing of Bill C-9, which critics say weakens free speech protections on religious matters. Under the changes, people who make religious statements deemed controversial by others will no longer be able to use the legal defense that they spoke in “good faith.” The provisions of Bill C-9 will take effect after receiving Royal Assent.
  • Detained Chinese Pastor Ezra Jin Receives Bible After Legal Challenge Sets Precedent
    Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of Beijing’s influential Zion Church, has received a Bible while in detention after a legal effort challenged restrictions on religious materials in a Chinese detention center. According to ChinaAid, Jin became the first among 18 detained Zion Church pastors and ministry workers to obtain a Bible while being held in Beihai, Guangxi Province.
  • Ukrainian Official Urges WCC to Expel Russian Orthodox Church Over Support for War
    A senior Ukrainian official has renewed calls for the Russian Orthodox Church to be removed from the World Council of Churches, arguing that its actions during Russia’s war against Ukraine are incompatible with core Christian teachings. Viktor Yelensky, who heads Ukraine’s State Service for Freedom of Conscience and Ethnic Policy, appealed at a seminar hosted by the Collège des Bernardins in Paris, according to reports from the Church Times.
  • New Discoveries Across Turkey Highlight Region’s Crucial Role in Early Christianity
    Archaeologists working across Turkey have uncovered a series of discoveries that are offering new insight into the earliest centuries of Christianity, including what researchers describe as the best-preserved early image of Jesus ever found. The discoveries, made in recent years throughout Anatolia — modern-day Turkey — include newly identified churches, Christian tombs, inscriptions and artifacts.
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  • Report: Cartels, Indigenous Leaders Fuel Religious Freedom Violations in Mexico

    The study, “Protection on Paper: The Situation of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Mexico,” found that religious freedom violations often originate in cartel-controlled regions and indigenous communities governed under “uses and customs,” where local authorities frequently require residents to participate in communal religious celebrations and financially support majority-faith activities, most commonly those associated with Roman Catholic traditions.

  • Majority of Canadian Evangelicals Embrace Beliefs at Odds With Core Christian Doctrine, Survey Finds

    A new theological survey suggests that many Evangelicals in Canada hold beliefs that conflict with essential Christian doctrines. The survey revealed that many Evangelicals expressed views that differ from historic Christian teaching. Among respondents, 73% agreed with the statement, “Everyone is born innocent in the eyes of God.”

  • Egypt Legalizes 191 More Churches, Bringing Total to 3,804 Since 2016

    Egypt has granted official legal recognition to 191 churches and church-affiliated facilities belonging to various Christian denominations. The decision was approved through an executive order issued on May 19 after a cabinet session led by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli. The measure represents the 30th round of approvals issued by the government committee.

  • Africa Could Become World’s Largest Hub for Young People by 2073, Report Finds

    Africa's population has grown more than sixfold since 1950 and is projected to keep expanding through the end of the century — even as growth slows across most of the world — according to a Pew Research Center analysis published last week. Drawing on United Nations population data, the report finds that the continent currently holds 19% of the global population but is home to 28% of all people under 25. That share is expected to rise sharply in the decades ahead.

  • Hostage Crisis Escalates in India’s Manipur After Killing of Three Christian Pastors

    Tensions between two predominantly Christian tribal communities in India’s northeastern state of Manipur have intensified after the killing of three Kuki-Zo pastors and their driver triggered a wave of retaliatory abductions, leaving at least 20 people still unaccounted for. Indian federal authorities have launched an investigation into the violence.

  • Iranian Christian Convert Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years After Bible Seized in Tehran Raid

    An Iranian Christian convert has been handed a prison sentence of nearly a decade following accusations tied to national security offenses after authorities confiscated her Bible and Christian materials during a raid on her residence earlier this year. The ruling was reportedly issued by Revolutionary Court Judge Iman Afshari.

  • Trump Announces Death of ISIS Second-in-Command in Joint U.S.-Nigeria Operation

    President Donald Trump announced that United States and Nigerian forces killed a senior Islamic State leader during a joint military operation in northeastern Nigeria. According to Trump, the operation targeted Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, identified as the second-in-command of ISIS globally, in the Lake Chad Basin region.

  • Iraqi Court Rules in Favor of Christian Woman Seeking to Restore Religious Identity

    A court in Iraq has sided with a young Christian woman in a landmark case involving religious identity, granting her request to correct her official religious status after she had been legally classified as Muslim under Iraqi law. The woman, identified publicly only as Maryam, was raised in a Christian family but was automatically registered as Muslim.
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