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Christian Persecution (Page 8)

Christians in China Feel Full Force of Authorities’ Repression

By Emily Rauhala December 23, 2015 Pastor Su Tianfu, a Protestant preacher from Guiyang, China, reads the Bible on his iPhone. His church was recently shuttered in a sweeping government crackdown. (Emily Rauhala/The Post)   GUIYANG, China — Pastor Su Tianfu slides into the back seat and tells the driver to hit it. He looks over his shoulder: “Is there anybody following…

Teen runner disqualified from state meet – Was it the Bible verse?

By Todd Starnes Published November 11, 2015   In this undated photo high school cross country runner John Green wears a headband (Courtesy Britt Smith) Was a high school cross country runner disqualified from a state championship meet because there was a Bible verse embroidered on his headband? Georgia Congressman Douglas Collins seems to think so. “Religious expression being squashed right here…

Judges: Cops Can’t Boot Christians Because Muslims Violent

Ruling puts ‘heckler’s veto’ liability for constitutional violations on county, officers October 29, 2015 By Bob Unruh The full panel of judges on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Constitution doesn’t allow police officers to eject Christians from a public area just because Muslims are threatening violence. The decision came in the long-running “heckler’s veto” case that…

Obama: Christians Threaten Nation

Disagreement is not hatred, and the truth is not hate speech. Somebody needs to tell that to President Obama. Bryan Fischer – Guest Columnist Friday, October 16, 2015 If you have ever wondered whether President Obama has an abiding hostility to people of Christian faith, wonder no more. He believes we are a threat to national security. If you are a sincerely…

Kentucky Guv Tries to Wash Hands of ‘Marriage’ Orders

Beshear calls Kim Davis’ concerns ‘absurd,’ ‘obtuse’ By Bob Unruh The governor of Kentucky, being sued by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to protect her religious rights under the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, is arguing that his orders to clerks to issue “same-sex marriage” licenses didn’t really matter because it was the U.S. Supreme Court that created the status…