A multicampus church has filed a complaint in federal court against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 executive order that it believes effectively bans church members from holding Bible studies and other small group meetings in their homes. The new lawsuit was filed last Saturday on behalf of the Pasadena-based Harvest Rock Church, which has campuses throughout the state, and Harvest International... 

Kyiv’s proposed ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) is raising concerns about potential “dire consequences” for Ukraine’s aspirations to join the European Union, according to legal experts quoted by The Telegraph. The Ukrainian parliament is expected to vote on the closure of the UOC, the country’s largest Christian denomination with 12,000 parishes, later this... 

A recently published U.N. report on ‘freedom of religion’ argues that it is a vital part of respecting the rights of women and people who identify as LGBT that they are able to belong to a ‘faith of their choice’ without being ‘discriminated against’ for their ‘right’ to abortion and LGBT lifestyle: The report goes on to claim that international law may recognize “the right of those... 

Koran handouts in Germany: Freedom of religion vs. fears of Muslim extremism One of the most radical Muslim confessions is on an aggressive campaign of preaching ultra-conservative Islam in Germany. Protected by the freedom of religion act, they spread a message that raises concerns within German society. The Salafist community in Germany organized a campaign with long-term goal to put no fewer than...