Arielle del Turco and Alaina Cothran

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  • 5 ways to pray for people in Afghanistan

    5 ways to pray for people in Afghanistan

    A young woman in tears dreading the Taliban rule says, “No one cares about us. We’ll die slowly in history.” Being confronted with such tragedies ought to drive us to our knees in prayer. Faced with the worst-case scenario, the people of Afghanistan need a miracle. Here are several ways we can pray for Afghanistan.

  • Let’s avoid the temptation to brush aside attacks on Canadian churches

    Let’s avoid the temptation to brush aside attacks on Canadian churches

    St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Surrey, British Columbia, was the latest house of worship victimized by a rash of attacks against Canadian churches this summer. Attacks on church buildings is something one might expect to occur in a third-world country, not Canada. And yet, it’s become a shockingly common occurrence there over the past few months.

  •  Britney Spears and Uyghur women share a terrible burden

    Britney Spears and Uyghur women share a terrible burden

    Vulnerable celebrities in America and persecuted minorities in China deserve the freedom to have families, and as many children as they desire. The American court system should work on freeing Britney, and the world should work towards freeing the Uyghur people.

  • When dealing with North Korea, human rights must take priority

    When dealing with North Korea, human rights must take priority

    South Korea’s National Assembly recently made human rights activism more difficult for its citizens by passing an anti-leaflet law meant to crack down on balloon and bottle launches that sent leaflets, USB sticks, and even Bibles across the border into the North.

  • Remembering ISIS’ Yazidi genocide, six years later

    Remembering ISIS’ Yazidi genocide, six years later

    An ancient religious group familiar with being persecuted by their neighbors, Yazidis had lived simple lives in the rural region. But the attacks by ISIS would have long-lasting consequences.

  • Religious persecution is engulfing the world

    Religious persecution is engulfing the world

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried the “great darkness over parts of the world where people of faith are persecuted or denied the right to worship.”

  • We must never forget the Tiananmen Square massacre

    We must never forget the Tiananmen Square massacre

    Many of the freedom-loving people of Hong Kong — who had long identified with those who called for freedom in Tiananmen Square — now fear the Chinese government is silencing Hong Kong dissenters much like they did in 1989.