Christianity

Freedom of Religion or Belief in Egypt

The CCP’s War on Christian Faith Has Reached America

The Chinese Communist Party is persecuting Christians — in Texas. Zhang Mei spent more than three decades as a lay leader in house church networks in Henan province, China. With pressure against independent...

Iran at the Epicenter

REVIEW: ‘Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran’ by Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

Honor Thy Father and Mother, but Obey Xi

hina’s Communist Party is playing a long game against Christianity, using the young to target the old; both separating children from faith and telling them to turn against their parents for a few dollars...

The Modern Axis of Christian Persecutors

In China, faith in Christ as the only way to heaven is considered “cultist” theology by the government. In Russia, Christians must seek state approval to proselytize and are often...

Arabs Must Make Peace with Zionism

Arabs who remain at war with Israel routinely blame their endless conflict on the Jewish state, pointing to the Gaza war, Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, and far-right ministers such as Itamar Ben-Gvir...

10 Iranian Judges Sanctioned by U.S. Allies — but Not Washington

Iranian authorities hanged two individuals in public who participated in the January 2026 Lion and Sun Revolution, the largest anti-regime uprising in the Islamic Republic’s history, in which millions...

Iran thinks it won the war with US — now Christians are paying the price

Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) published a list of “hostile” media organizations on July 14, including multiple Christian evangelical broadcasters based outside of Iran. Those Tehran finds...

As China Frees Pastor Jin, Christianity Remains a Target

After spending 266 days in a Chinese prison for practicing his faith, Pastor Ezra Jin is now free. The July 3 release comes weeks after President Donald Trump raised Jin’s case with Chinese paramount...

Is Iran becoming a post-Islamic society?

Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding that has not stopped the exchange of fire in the Gulf but has already produced a renewed and more aggressive repression campaign inside...

The Right Target in Addressing Anti-Christian Violence in Nigeria

In May, American and Nigerian forces collaborated to eliminate Abu Musab al-Minuki, a leader in ISIS and its Nigerian affiliate, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Killing al-Minuki...

In China, Christianity Is Treated as a Cult

The CCP has decided some fundamental tenets of Christianity mark out the world’s largest faith as a cult, and one that needs vigorous suppression.

In Iran, Christians Are Prosecuted as ‘Zionist Traitors’

It takes little to be branded a traitor in the eyes of the Islamic Republic of Iran. But since the start of Operation Epic Fury, Iran’s Christian communities have been accused of something worse: being...

Don’t Invite Syria Back Into Lebanon

Washington is contemplating the one thing that could rally Lebanese around Hezbollah.

Iraq’s New Christian Patriarch Inherits a Vanishing Flock

On its surface, Polis III Nona’s installation ceremony bore all the hallmarks of a thriving church. The new patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Iraq’s largest Christian denomination,...

Shabaab spokesman congratulates JNIM, denounces Western powers in Eid message

Yesterday, as part of its annual celebrations for Eid al Adha, Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, released its usual speech for the occasion. Delivered by Shabaab’s official spokesman, Ali...

Why Christian persecution is Trump’s new foreign policy roadmap

During his first term, President Donald Trump made fighting Christian persecution around the world a foreign policy priority. In his second term, it has become something more than that. The...

Washington Killed an ISIS Commander in Nigeria, but Has More to Do in West Africa

Nigeria’s Christians are among the most persecuted in the world. They face threats from Muslim Fulani herdsmen who have raided villages and killed hundreds of believers. They also face threats from terror...

Religious Persecution Underpins Anti-American Regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua

The Trump administration should put pressure on Havana and Managua to bolster religious freedom.

Why the EU Should Sanction Russia’s Patriarch

The Russian Orthodox Church’s sanctification of Russia’s war on Ukraine has met with little retort from Europe.