Monthly Archive: August 2018

Rwanda Closes More Than 8,000 Churches In Major Crackdown 0

Rwanda Closes More Than 8,000 Churches In Major Crackdown

More than 8,000 churches throughout Rwanda have been closed by the government as part of an alleged crackdown on unsafe structures, although religious liberty advocates say the government is closing congregations that should be considered acceptable....

China Shutting Down Churches, Seizing Bibles in ‘Ambitious New Effort’ to Eradicate Religion 0

China Shutting Down Churches, Seizing Bibles in ‘Ambitious New Effort’ to Eradicate Religion

China is in the midst of an “ambitious new effort” to lessen or even eradicate the influence of Christianity and religion from the country, according to an investigation by the Associated Press. An in-depth...

Catholic School Terminates Lesbian Employee, Sparking Controversy 0

Catholic School Terminates Lesbian Employee, Sparking Controversy

  A private Catholic high school was within its legal right to terminate an employee who married another woman, a legal expert says. Roncalli High School in Indianapolis placed guidance counselor Shelly Fitzgerald on paid administrative...