Atheist Group Files Federal Suit Against Prayer Day

Until now, Texas Gov. Rick Perry had merely been mocked, opposed and otherwise persecuted for suggesting that we fall to our knees and cry out to God to restore the land. Now, a federal lawsuit has been filed to try to stop Perry’s “Day of Prayer and Fasting,” also known as The Response.

Cuban Pastor Granted U.S. Asylum After Imprisonment

An evangelical pastor, once jailed by the regime of Fidel Castro, arrived in the United States from Cuba yesterday with his family under a special resettlement program for political refugees.

Eritrea Imprisons 35 Christians for Worshipping

Open Doors says Eritrean military officials have rounded up another group of evangelical Christians this week.

Iran Supreme Court Overturns Pastor’s Death Sentence

An Iranian pastor who was handed the death sentence for apostasy is no longer on death row, his lawyer said Sunday.

Enraged Muslims Raze Christian Homes in Egypt

Enraged Muslims burned down several Christian-owned homes, surrounded a church and threatened to kill a priest last week in two unrelated incidents in Upper Egypt.

Could Removing US Troops Increase Christian Persecution in Afghanistan?

Barack Obama is bringing home 33,000 troops from Afghanistan within the next 15 months.

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