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Google Responds to Report Claiming Search Results Are Biased Against Conservative Sites
Google has responded to a recent research report that claims to have quantified the tech giant's bias against conservative websites and their suppression in search results.
Ex-Kidnapper Details Islamic Abduction Networks That Target Coptic Christian Girls
An Egyptian man has shared horrifying details about how Egyptian authorities are aiding networks of abductors who get paid by Islamic extremists to kidnap unsuspecting Coptic Christian girls, convert them to Islam and marry them off to Muslim men.
$700K Donated to Nabeel Qureshi's GoFundMe Account
About $700,000 has been donated to a GoFundMe page established by the late Christian apologist and author Nabeel Qureshi. Qureshi, a former speaker with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries who was diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer last August, died on Saturday.
Pakistan Gives Christian Man Death Sentence Over Alleged Blasphemy on WhatsApp
A Pakistani court has sentenced a Christian man to death after he was accused of texting a blasphemous poem to a Muslim friend through WhatsApp.
Middle School Students Shown 'Pro-Gay' Video During Class; Christian Parent Upset
A conservative Christian parent in West Virginia has voiced concern after a middle school teacher showed her class a suicide prevention music video that featured two male high school students in bed together and a sex toy.
2 Indian Pastors Falsely Accused of Converting Hindus and Smashing Their Idols Could Face Years in Prison
Two pastors from Kernal, India, will face blasphemy charges in court this November and could be sentenced to prison after they were accused nearly three years ago of destroying sacred Hindu objects, charges that the men have vehemently denied.
School Defends Teaching of 'Hallelujah Chorus' After Atheist Group Complains
A Tennessee school principal and superintendent have defended a teacher's right to teach her class a portion of George Frideric Handel's historic classical composition "Hallelujah Chorus" after a local branch of the nation's largest secular legal organization complained that it was a form of proselytizing.
China Arrests Pastor to Stop Him From Attending Christian Training Conference
Chinese authorities arrested a pastor to stop him from traveling to Hong Kong to attend a Christian training conference, the legal aid organization China Aid reports.
Muslim, Jewish, Christian Leaders to Sign Historic 'Bahrain Declaration' on Religious Freedom
An interfaith gathering of religious leaders will sign a historic declaration for human rights and religious freedom authored by the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at a signing ceremony in Los Angeles Wednesday evening.
Trump May Shrink Refugee Resettlement Cap to Under 50,000, Sources Say
The Trump administration is expected to reduce the number of refugees to be resettled into the United States during the next fiscal year to below 50,000, sources have indicated.