Trump delivers on promise to advance religious freedom abroad
This week, President Trump issued a historic executive order that ensures international religious freedom will be a major piece of his legacy.
The new directive gives the US government more tools than ever before to advance religious freedom globally and to penalize foreign nations that perpetrate or allow religious persecution.
Writing for Newsweek, ADF International’s Director of Advocacy for global religious freedom, Kelsey Zorzi said: “only the most pessimistic observer could fail to be hopeful about the possibilities for defending the rights of the oppressed and persecuted”.
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Religious Freedom
- Russian court in Crimea jails Jehovah’s Witness for 6 years
– Moscow Times - 27 killed, some burned alive in jihadi attacks on predominantly Christian villages in Mali
– Christian Post - The Gospel According to Xi: Beijing considers publishing official translations of holy texts like the Bible
– Wall Street Journal (£) - Three-Self churches ordered to unite with the Communist Party
– Bitter Winter - US goes after China’s concentration camps and ‘cultural genocide’ against Uyghurs
– CBN
Marriage & Family
- US bishops ask Supreme Court to protect Catholic foster agency in Philadelphia
– Catholic News Agency - US transgender athletics policy ruled to violate female athlete’s rights
– Christian Institute - Japan court rejects notion same-sex couples are de facto marriages
– Japan Times - Russia: Putin campaign video warns of gay adoptions
– Times (£) - Scotland to become first nation in the world to put LGBTQ history on curriculum
– Edinburgh Live
Sanctity of Life
- Northern Ireland Secretary ‘will not change NI regulations’
– BBC - Australia: Politician vows to protect abortion reform
– Brisbane Times - Yemeni women will die, aid workers warn, as UN cuts maternity services
– Reuters - UK Supreme Court paves way for funding commercial surrogacy
– Iona Institute
