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Faith leaders and academics have warned that a Victorian inquiry into “cults” risks undermining religious freedom, blurring lines between coercion and devotion, and potentially targeting mainstream faith communities.

Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen faces her third trial, now in Finland's Supreme Court, for quoting the Bible on marriage, highlighting global concerns over free speech and religious liberty.

While for the past twelve months, much of the West has been objecting to the so-called ‘genocide’ occurring in Gaza, something more sinister has been happening in Nigeria. Since 2009, tens of thousands of Christians have been killed by Islamic terrorists.

Today’s North Korean youth live in a three-pronged tug-of-war between competing influences: their government’s strict control, the allure of forbidden pop culture, and the search for meaning through superstition or hidden faith.

18-year-old Bola Adel Naguib was forcibly disappeared the week before last on suspicion of preaching Christianity and insulting Islam. Christian families in Egypt are grieving. They’re dealing with a great deal of emotional distress and unfathomable loss at the hands of a totalitarian state.

Prof. Patrick Parkinson’s "Unshaken Allegiance" is a courageous, insightful call for Christians to live faithfully amid shrinking religious freedoms—combining legal expertise, biblical conviction, and practical wisdom for today’s cultural challenges.

Declan Mansfield was forced out of his job as a library worker for the City of Armidale after refusing to attend a politically charged DEI training. He is now fighting for freedom of conscience in Western Australia.

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) reportedly drew the line at a teacher's request to use they/them pronouns and to be referred to as Mx rather than Mr, and so now MACS is being sued for discrimination. This religious freedom case may affect all faith-based schools and institutions in the country.

Two Spanish priests facing jail time for free speech deemed offensive to Muslims were acquitted last week. A Spanish court ruled that articles written by the pair for Alerta Digital did not amount to a hate crime.

Turkey’s government is labelling Christian foreigners “national security threats” in order to deport them and block them from returning to the country.

In Yangon, Myanmar, 27-year-old Nandar was doing what she always did — serving her church with quiet faithfulness — when evil walked through the door.

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials on Friday evening arrested more than two dozen pastors across at least seven provinces who are part of the underground Zion Church network, extending what China Aid called “the most extensive and coordinated wave of persecution against urban independent house churches in China in over four decades.”

Egypt’s Islamic hate speech laws have claimed yet another victim. Christian author and apologist, Dr Augustine Samaan, was detained in early October. His only crime? Criticising Islam.

Every law reflects morality of some kind, and the public square is always being occupied by a set of beliefs. So why wouldn’t Christians advocate for laws that reflect Christian beliefs and morality?

With Sarah Mullally now Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of Nigeria has declared spiritual independence from Canterbury, prioritising fidelity to God’s Word over revisionist innovations.

Melbourne teacher Myka Sanders is suing his Catholic school after it declined to use his preferred pronouns. The case could establish a nationwide precedent for religious freedom in faith-based education.

After being sacked by Avant Mutual for his Christian faith and conservative views, Matthew Squires is pursuing a landmark free speech case that will test workplace protections for Australians nationwide.

In recent months, a disturbing pattern of governmental persecution of Christian pastors and political opponents has emerged in the once thriving democracy of South Korea.

Is Islam truly poised to surpass Christianity and redefine global culture and politics, or are we mistaking temporary momentum for lasting dominance? The answer could shape the future of both faiths — and influence the course of civilisation — in the decades to come.

Comedian Bill Maher has launched an attack on mainstream outlets that ignore Nigeria’s Christian genocide, where Islamist extremists have killed tens of thousands and displaced millions, in crisis largely hidden from global attention.