Religious Freedom
- China imposes harsh new rules governing religious groups in 2020
– Christian Post - China: Over 100 All Sphere Church members arrested nationwide
– Bitter Winter - Christmas celebrations mark progress of religious freedom in Sudan
– Evangelical Focus - Nigeria founder of orphanage detained on Christmas Day
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Serbian President cancels visit to Montenegro over religious rights law dispute
– Radio Free Europe
Marriage & Family
- US: United Methodist Church proposes historic split over gay marriage and LGBT clergy
– Reuters - Thailand faces LGBT pressure on marriage rights
– Nikkei Asian Review - Ireland: Calls for improved rights for LGBT families using surrogacy to be examined
– Irish Times - UK: High court to decide if children can consent to gender reassignment
– Times (£)
Sanctity of Life
- 42.4M babies killed by abortion in 2019; here’s what’s ahead for US abortion laws in 2020
– Christian Post - Rape, forced sterilisation and botched abortions: The sex slaves of Colombia’s Farc guerrillas
– Telegraph - Ireland’s health minister ‘committed’ to banning pro-life prayer outside abortion centers
– Life Site - Ireland: British abortion service is still receiving requests for help
– Independent IE - UK: Pro-life campaigners increasingly targeting university students
– Guardian
