Religious Freedom
- Government restrictions on religion increased worldwide over decade
– Evangelical Focus - UK: Christian street preacher to receive £2,500 payout from police after wrongful arrest
– Christian Today - Iran: Judge calls Christian defendants ‘apostates’
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Celebrating new religious freedom law, Bolivian evangelicals push for more
– Religion News Service - Pakistani Christian refugee in hiding over blasphemy charge calls on UN to help
– Christian Post
Marriage & Family
- UK school faces legal challenge over ‘harmful’ Christian assemblies
– Premier - Hong Kong: Same-sex couples now seen as equal by tax man, as government changes regulations
– South China Morning Post - Scotland: Report says trans lobbying groups ‘captured’ public policy, putting women and girls at risk
– Herald Scotland - US: The need for foster care Is great, so let faith-based agencies provide it
– National Review
Sanctity of Life
- Australia: New South Wales set to decriminalise abortion with new bill before parliament
– News Com Au - US: Planned Parenthood stumbles because it knows what people really think of abortion
– Washington Examiner - US: New Jersey law giving terminally ill patients the right to end their lives goes into effect this week
– The Hill