From ANN, May 5, 2016: The state of religious freedom worldwide has deteriorated over the past 12 months, according to a report released May 1 by an independent United States advisory body. The 270-page report compiled by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) documents continuing abuses in 33 countries and regions, […]
From ANN, April 28, 2016: The steady rise in rates of religious persecution around the world in recent years has led Seventh-day Adventists to search for new, more effective ways to advocate for religious freedom. Studies, such as one conducted last year by the Pew Research Center, suggest that some 5.1 billion men, women […]
From ANN, February 8, 2016: Lawyers for a Seventh-day Adventist man, currently serving a life sentence under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, were reportedly threatened by gunmen last week while traveling to an appeals hearing in the High Court of Lahore. According to ACI Prensa news agency, the two lawyers were detained on the road […]
From ANN, January 24, 2016: A Seventh-day Adventist religious liberty leader is urging corporate employers to respect their employees’ religious beliefs—not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it contributes to a profitable bottom line. Attorney Dwayne Leslie, associate director of the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department of the […]
From ANN, November 27, 2015: As the world’s political and economic leaders met for the G20 Economic Forum in Turkey earlier this month, religious leaders also gathered in Turkey to highlight the role that faith plays on the global stage. The G20 Interfaith Summit, held November 16 to 18 in Istanbul, was the second […]
From ANN, October 1, 2015: More than 17,000 people rallied last week in a sports arena in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, to pledge their support for religious liberty. The day-long “Festival of Religious Freedom,” held September 26, was the first such event to be held in the Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar. […]
From ANN, September 27, 2015: Four race and religion bills recently signed into law in Myanmar are generating international concern and could impact minority groups as well as Christians in the country. Known as the Race and Religion Protection Laws, they consist of four laws regulating monogamy, religious conversion, interfaith marriage and population control. […]
From ANN, September 22, 2015: Lawmakers from around the world met in New York City last week to call for greater global efforts to end religious persecution and repression. The “International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religious or Belief” produced an unlikely alliance of political leaders. Among the more than 100 legislators from […]
From ANN, April 2, 2015: The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America held its second religious liberty congress in the city of Medellin, Colombia, Mar. 18-19, 2015. After the religious liberty congress, the church in north Colombia held a festival of religious freedom where more than 4,000 people gathered in Medellin’s Plaza Mayor. The conference gave […]