A young Catholic with a sense of humor proposed to establish a traditional Catholic monarchy in a part of China. The CCP was not amused. He was arrested in January 2021 and is still in prison.
Religious Liberty
China, The Worst Offender: The 2022 U.S. Department of State Report on Religious Freedom
The analysis of the year 2021 confirms that things in China went from bad to worse (with Bitter Winter as the most quoted media source).
Religious Liberty and Tax Reform: Remembering Senator Orrin Hatch
The American Senator fought both for religious liberty and tax reform. His lesson is relevant for the Tai Ji Men case.
USCIRF: Religious Liberty Situation Worse, Not Better, in China
Although busy with international tensions and the COVID-19 crisis, the CCP managed to persecute religions in 2021 even more than in 2020.
Sympathy for the Devil: The Anti-Cult Federation FECRIS, China, and Russia. 2. The Chinese and Russian Anti-Cult Models
China and Russia have different definitions of “cults,” based on different historical traditions—both hostile to religious liberty.
Latvija, sekojot Krievijas paraugam, cenšas panākt Jehovas liecinieku aizliegšanu
Tiešām neticami, bet jau 24 stundas pēc tam, kad kādā portālā bija publicēti pret Jehovas lieciniekiem vērsti naidīgi raksti, Latvijas Republikas prokuratūra paziņoja par pārbaudes uzsākšanu, kuras iespējamais iznākums ir organizācijas darbības aizliegšana, kā tas jau ir noticis Krievijā.
MP Räsänen and Bishop Pohjola: What Their Legal Victory Really Means
A Finnish court found them not guilty of homophobic hate speech. It does not mean that religious liberty justifies everything. But it means that not every religious-based criticism of certain lifestyles is hate speech.
Donetsk and Luhansk: Pseudo-States Denying Religious Liberty
The state protection of the Russian Orthodox Church monopoly and the repression of the minorities are among the most brutal in the world.
Court Cases Call for Removal of Religious Statues in France
A Virgin Mary in La Flotte-en-Ré, a statue of St. Michael in Les Sables-d’Olonne. “Cancel culture” or campaign for the presidential elections?
Michigan: Christian Agencies May Refuse LGBT Adoptions, Settlement Says
A case brought by St. Vincent Catholic Charities was settled by allowing the agency to continue its policy that refuses to place children with same-sex couples.