Why the United States Should Pay More Attention to the War in Mali
The ongoing civil war in Mali—where a jihadist group is poised to seize power—is spilling over into Nigeria, with ominous humanitarian consequences.
Christianity
In Texas K-12 Public Schools, Qatari Money Funded Jewish Conspiracy Content
Foreign influence is reaching into our children’s schools in Texas and around the United States. Kids are being exposed to lesson plans and textbooks stained with propaganda and even antisemitism. Who...
Op-eds
Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Xi
The Chinese Communist Party is rewriting the Bible. As part of Xi Jinping’s “Sinicization of Christianity” campaign, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) plans to ensure Christianity in...
Op-eds
Lebanon Must Reform its Army or Lose American Aid
Washington is working on establishing a system “where vetted units within the Lebanese Armed Forces [LAF] have the training, the equipment, and the capability to go after elements of Hezbollah and dismantle...
Op-eds
The Vatican’s Deal with the CCP is Not Working—But Washington Can Help
Last week, news broke that the Hong Kong government is working to confiscate millions from Hong Kong democracy advocate and devout Catholic Jimmy Lai, 78, funds that it claims are tied to his ...
Op-eds
Christianity Is the Vanguard of Western Civilization—and America Must Protect It Abroad
On Easter Sunday, the White House issued a press release stating that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, “the U.S. is once again a beacon of religious liberty — honoring the biblical...
Op-eds
Why Hungary’s two-faced Orbán deserves to lose his re-election bid
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary is on the ropes in his latest bid for reelection, down by double-digit margins in the latest polls. So he brought in a ringer. Vice President JD Vance, a star...
Op-eds
Israel revealed its true colors after ugly Palm Sunday screw-up
Holy Week in the Holy Land began with online hysteria. After Catholic Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and three prelates were wrongly denied access to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre...
Op-eds
In Russian-Occupied Ukraine, You’re Free to Worship Vladimir Putin
The Kremlin’s religious registration rules in occupied Ukraine are intended to snuff out freedom of religion.
Op-eds
Qatar Has More Than Earned U.S. Condemnation for Persecuting Religious Minorities at Home
It should not be surprising that a government that provides sanctuary to Hamas and avidly supports the Muslim Brotherhood has a record of infringing its own citizens’ religious liberty. Finally, it has...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s Crackdown on Christians Undermines Trump’s Emphasis on Religious Freedom
When the Tehran regime falters abroad, Iran’s religious minorities pay the price at home. A recently published report by Christian advocacy groups, including Article 18, Open Doors, Christian Solidarity...
Policy Briefs
Putin Demands Believers in Ukraine Pray His Way
astor Vladimir Ryitkov was leading Sunday mass in Russian-occupied Luhansk, Ukraine when Russian military and police officers burst into his small Baptist church. Armed with assault rifles, “they brusquely...
Op-eds
Egypt Tests Trump’s Pledge to Defend Persecuted Christians
Despite President Donald Trump’s pledge to hold accountable those who persecute Christians around the world, American allies continue to test the administration’s resolve. On January 28,...
Op-eds
U.S. Launches Effort To Address Christian Persecution in Nigeria
The Trump administration has launched an effort to help protect Nigerian Christians. In response to escalating attacks by armed Islamists, Washington established a joint working group to offer American...
Policy Briefs
Egypt Sentences Christian Researcher Under Blasphemy Law, Underscoring a Recurrent Breach in U.S.-Egypt Relations
An Egyptian court has sentenced Christian researcher Aughustinos Samaan to five years of hard labor under Egypt’s blasphemy law, following months of pretrial detention. Samaan, who runs a YouTube channel...
Policy Briefs
Russian Orthodox Propaganda Takes Aim at Patriarch Bartholomew, Calling Him ‘Antichrist in Cassock’
In its ongoing attacks on religious organizations with the potential to erode Moscow’s sway in its former sphere of influence, Russian intelligence is now stooping to demonological name-calling.
Op-eds
CCP Raids Churches, Arrests Hundreds of Christians in ‘China’s Jerusalem’
Chinese authorities conducted a massive raid on Christian faith groups days before Christmas in Wenzhou — known as “China’s Jerusalem” — detaining hundreds of worshipers. Many were from Yayang...
Policy Briefs
The many shades of Islam
Not all interpretations justify and drive terrorism – but some do
Op-eds
Airstrikes only first step to stop Islamic terrorists on march through Africa
Thursday’s strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria signal an intensifying American fight against jihadist expansion across Africa. ISIS maintains a presence across the African continent, but...
Op-eds
US strikes Islamic State in Nigeria
On December 25, US President Donald Trump announced that he ordered US strikes against Islamic State targets in northwestern Nigeria in retaliation for the group’s targeting of Christian communities...