Nicaraguan Catholics persecuted by the communist Sandinista regime recounted to Congress on Thursday their experiences of being arrested, brutalized, and repressed by dictator Daniel Ortega. The witnesses, who remained anonymous, described being arrested and interrogated, pressured to admit to being part of an âorganized crimeâ syndicate simply for being Catholic. The vast majority of Nicaraguans
‘We Were Accused of Organized Crime’: Christians Describe Persecution in Communist Nicaragua
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Vivek Ramaswamy: I Would Pardon Trump â ‘Clearly a Politicized Persecution’
October 3, 2023 by
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Sunday on CNNâs âState of the Unionâ that he would pardon former President Donald Trump if he became president. Guest anchor Kasie Hunt asked, âLetâs move on now to federal prosecutors added new obstruction of justice charges against former President Donald Trump on Thursday. The indictment, the superseding indictment
Cruz: Trump Indictment a ‘Political Persecution’
April 2, 2023 by
Tuesday on FNCâs âHannity,â Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned the merits of the effort of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to indict former President Donald Trump. Cruz called the effort a political persecution and said the charge was âbogus.â âListen, the long and short of it is, this indictment, if it comes this week is
âJews do not have a monopoly on persecutionâ major paper complains on Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 28, 2023 by
A major Kentucky newspaper published an op-ed on National Holocaust Remembrance Day telling Jewish people that they “do not have a monopoly on persecution and atrocities.” Even though the January 27 memorial focuses on the monumental tragedy of six million Jews killed by Nazi Germany during the Second World War, the Courier-Journal â part of […]
Religious Persecution on the Rise Worldwide
December 10, 2020 by
It is both a moral imperative and a wise strategy for the U.S. to encourage global religious freedom.To many American Christians, religious liberty appears ever more precarious. While social antagonism is rising, however, the constitutional guarantee to live a life of faith appears strong. The greatest political challenge is the increasing partisan divide, as the…
Report: Persecution of Christians Around the World at an All-Time High
October 21, 2017 by
Anti-Christian persecution is at an all-time high world-wide, according to a recent report from the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need. The report, which tracks worldwide persecution from 2015-2017, found that 75 percent of religious persecution was directed at Christians. The report also found that âin 12 of the 13 countries reviewed, […]
2016 âWorst Year Yetâ for Christian Persecution
January 15, 2017 by
A new report by a leading watchdog group has identified 2016 as the âworst year yetâ for Christian persecution, ever since the organization began monitoring persecution 25 years ago. The report, which is produced annually by Open Doors USA, found that persecution of Christians rose globally for the third year in a row, reaching âunprecedented […]
Congress Passes Key Bill to Combat Religious Persecution
December 15, 2016 by
A key religious freedom bill that would bolster the State Department’s ability to help counter terrorism and the increasing persecution of religious minorities throughout the world has been sent to President Barack Obama’s desk. (Photo: Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah)Displaced Iraqi Christians who fled from Islamic State militants in Mosul, pray at a school acting as a refugee […]
UN Persecution of Whistleblowers Shocks U.S. Congress
February 28, 2016 by
WASHINGTON, D.C. â The United Nations’ persecution of whistle-blowers who expose wrongdoing at the international outfit and its agencies is a major threat, said shocked U.S. lawmakers and former UN officials during a congressional hearing this week investigating the issue. But despite the seriousness of the offenses, this is hardly the first time the UN […]
Report: 2015 Saw âMost Violentâ Persecution of Christians in Modern History
January 21, 2016 by
The brutal, worldwide persecution of Christians during the past year makes 2015 âthe most violent and sustained attack on Christian faith in modern history,â according to a watchdog organization that has been monitoring Christian persecution for decades. Open Doors, an organization founded in 1955 to assist persecuted Christians, publishes an annual âWorld Watch List,â documenting […]
How Should Christians Handle Persecution?
December 27, 2015 by
It doesn’t take a degree in theology or a terribly astute political mind to surmise that the world is growing increasingly hostile toward Christianity. It seems like just about every day we’re hearing more stories of Christians under attack in this country. From Christian business owners denied the right to express their views on marriage […]
THE POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF DINESH DâSOUZA
July 16, 2015 by
What is being done to Dinesh DâSouza is an outrage, and all Americans who love freedom should be protesting. I am no DâSouza fan. One only need watch the debate between Dinesh DâSouza and Robert Spencer at CPAC 2007 to know where I am coming from, but thatâs not the point. The idea that Dinesh […]
Whereâs the Popeâs Encyclical on Christian Persecution?
June 28, 2015 by
Pope Francis recently released a new encyclical. Portions of it deal with environmentalism, global warming, and climate change. Naturally, this has prompted controversy. Itâs noteworthy that Francis didnât merely make a passing comment on global warming during this or that sermon, but that he issued a papal encyclical on the matter. Encyclicals are much more […]
Update on the Christian persecution in the Middle East
June 14, 2015 by
Ted Shoebat, author of For God or For Tyranny, gives update on the Christian persecution in the Middle East and discusses President Obamaâs decision to send additional troops to Iraq to fight ISIS advance.
Tens Of Thousands Of Christians Rise Up To Declare To The World What Islamic Terrorists Are Doing To Christians, And Flood The Streets To Fight Against The Islamic Persecution Of Christians
April 25, 2015 by
Tens of thousands of Christians in Lebanon took to the streets to fight against Christian persecution and to express their righteous rage against Turkeyâs denial of the Armenian Genocide. In Armenian, tens of thousands of Christians gathered together as well to commemorate the Armenian Genocide. The numbers are innumerable, and one look at the pictures […]
Pope at Easter prays for killed Kenyan students, decries persecution
April 5, 2015 by
Pope Francis waves as he delivers a “Urbi et Orbi” message from the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 5, 2015. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – (In paragraph eight, corrects number of Egyptian Copts killed to 21, not 22) Pope Francis prayed for an end to the persecution of Christians in […]