The belief that downplaying Beijing’s human rights abuses would lead to reforms in China has not only validated the Chinese Communist Party’s approach against faith groups such as Falun Gong, but has also given it license it to repeat the atrocities, a paper from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) says. “Successive Canadian governments, and others around…
Soft-Pedaling China’s Atrocities Only Metastasized Its Machinery of Repression: Human Rights Experts
Arson, Vandalism of Churches Deserves More Attention From Political Leaders: Observers
As more churches are set on fire or vandalized, observers note that the situation is getting out of hand and hasn’t received the attention it deserves. Since the discovery of unmarked graves at a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., at the end of May and heightened outrage over the deaths of children in residential schools,…
How the ‘New Christianity’ Movement Has Altered Religion—Interview With Pastor Lucas Miles
There’s been a growing phenomenon of churches in the United States following progressive policies and drifting from standards that churches used to hold. According to Lucas Miles, pastor and author of “The Christian Left,” this is part of a long trend that has led to a gradual altering of religion to fit changing standards on…
Lockdown Measures Are Hurting Churches, Congregants
Commentary With restrictions on gatherings and other lockdown measures persisting for nearly a year across much of the country, many faith leaders are struggling to provide the connection and community that typically nourish their congregants through hard times. Church pastors trying to keep services operating even at 30 percent capacity have faced charges with a…
Federal Judges Again Say ‘No’ to Cuomo’s Limits on Church Attendance
Gov. Andrew Cuomo lost another round in federal court when a three-judge panel from the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s prior decision favoring the New York Democrat’s severe limits on worship gatherings. In a highly unusual Jan. 5 ruling, the judges rejected an injunction against the limits sought by Catholic…
Greek Churches Open on Epiphany Feast Despite Tight Lockdown
ATHENS, Greece—The Greek government relented and allowed limited attendance at churches celebrating the feast of the Epiphany on Wednesday, reversing a ban on attendance designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Not all churches opened their doors to the faithful during services but, in those that did, congregations were limited from 25 to 50…
Over 900 Crosses Removed From Churches, Christians’ Persecution Continues in China
The year 2020 proved to be quite a turbulent time with the world still struggling to live through the havoc of the CCP virus raging across the globe, claiming over 11 million lives in the United States and more than 55 million worldwide. However, despite the pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has never once…
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