Youth 71Five Ministries is a Christian organization that serves at-risk youth of all faiths. Oregon tried to withdraw $410,000 grants citing discrimination.
Religious Liberty
China, Catholic Clergy Starts Receiving “Patriotic Education”
The United Front lamented that religions do not implement the new law on domestic propaganda quickly enough. The Patriotic Catholic Church mobilized immediately.
China, Three-Self Christians Start Training in “Strict Governance”
The new system of supervision of church activities with the direct involvement of the CCP and the United Front is being relentlessly imposed on Christian communities.
Pakistan, Council of Islamic Ideology Asks for Even Harsher Persecution of the Ahmadis
While the legal saga of Mubarak Ahmed Sani remains subject to conflicting interpretations, what is clear is that Sunni authorities want the repression to continue.
CCP Hijacks the Label “Humanistic Buddhism,” Calls for Marxist Interpretation of Buddhist Classics
The 2024 Buddhist Lecture Exchange Conference, with the mandatory references to the Third Plenum, explained what “further Sinicizing Chinese Buddhism” means.
Two Falun Gong Practitioners Detained in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Russian authorities and media continue to spread fake news, accusing the spiritual movement to conspire with the U.S. intelligence to incite “color revolutions.”
Xu Shanping: Another Falun Gong Woman Persecuted to Death in Jail
The 61-year-old practitioner died two days after having been released in the care of her family. A co-religionist’s whereabouts remain unknown.
USCIRF Warns Against Fake News About Religious Minorities Spread by Governments
An excellent report focused on disinformation produced by non-democratic states such as Russia (quoting “Bitter Winter”) and China. It could have added that some democratic states do just the same.
Bangladesh, Religious Minorities, Including the Hare Krishna, in Danger
As it often happened in the country’s history, political unrest results in violence against non-Muslim communities.
Un sitio web continúa la experiencia de la Conferencia de Libertad Religiosa de Buenos Aires 2024
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