“OHSU unequivocally informed its employees seeking religious exceptions that they must choose between receiving a COVID-19 shot that would violate their sincerely held religious beliefs or lose their jobs.”
Tag: Religious Freedom
Louisville Police Officer Sues Department and City for Violating Civil and Constitutional Rights
A Louisville Metro Police Department Officer is being persecuted for off-duty prayer at abortion clinic.
Iraq: Ankawa, home of the Christians, comes of age
“Ankawa’s Christian population dramatically increased overnight in August 2014 after up to 120,000 faithful fled following the ISIS invasion of the nearby Nineveh Plains in Iraq proper. “
In India, a priest is acquitted of attempting ‘forcible religious conversion’
“They accused us of trying to convert the local people…”
Is the Decision to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination for Each Person’s Conscience to Judge?
“[P]astors need to be urging the faithful to intelligently inform their consciences. And no one should punish those with whom they disagree on COVID vaccination…”
Pfizer Whistleblowers Expose Pfizer’s Religious Inquisition Form
“Pfizer is apparently trying to make the process of being approved for a religious exemption difficult.”
Nigeria: ‘We know that Leah is alive, and we pray for her release’
Leah is being unjustly held by Boko Haram, but the good news is that she is still alive.
Remembering the Battle of Lepanto: 450 Years Ago
Our world today would look very different if not for Our Lady of Victory’s miracle at Lepanto 450 years ago this October.
INDIA – Record of violence in a single day against Christian communities
“[S]houting slogans praising the Hindu god Ram, angry crowds beat the faithful gathered in prayer, destroyed furniture, photographs and musical instruments, devastating several halls of worship…”
Federal Government Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions
A template for religious exemptions includes a seven-part form for employees to fill out, asking a series of questions about employees’ religious-based objection to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom in Nigeria’s Kano State
“In its 2021 Annual Report, USCIRF recommended that the U.S. State Department designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern…”
Cuban Socialism Has Been a Failure and the Left Must Face Up to It, Priest Says
Protests of the island’s communist government took place across Cuba July 11-12.
3 Swiss Guards resign over Vatican vaccine mandate
“The Pontifical Swiss Guard, charged with protecting the pope, has required all 135 guards to get a COVID-19 vaccine.”
USCIRF Alarmed by Violence against Christians & Shi’a Muslims in Nigeria
“Three attacks on vulnerable religious communities in three days is unacceptable.”
Maine Church Continues to Appeals Court
Governor Janet Mills threatens to enact COVID restrictions on churches.
Coptic Solidarity Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the Maspero Massacre
“The public worldwide is invited to join in this commemorative event…”
Bishops in Togo: Closure of Places of Worship due to COVID “ignores psychological, spiritual realities”
“The Catholic Church leaders also describe the government’s decision to impose a vaccination pass to access certain public buildings as “coercive measures.”
Indiana music teacher forced to resign over pronoun usage asks court to uphold religious accommodation
ADF attorneys represent John Kluge in appeal of district court’s ruling
Church decries ‘slow genocide’ of Christians in Nigeria
“It is not a clash—it is a slow genocide.”
Mercy Health Must Accept Religious Exemptions
Liberty Counsel’s clients are slated to be suspended today.
Dishonorable Discharge After 29 Years of Honorable Service
“These heroes voluntarily gave up everything to defend us and now we must honor them and not threaten them with discharge.”
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Christian Flag Case
The word “Christian” on the application alone triggered the censorship.
University of Colorado Medical School Engaged in Blatant Covid-Driven Religious Discrimination
“A Catholic pediatrician, employed by the university at the Children’s Hospital of Colorado Springs, faces imminent firing over her unwillingness to take a Covid vaccine, which she holds sincere religious objections.”
Attack in Nigeria’s Kaduna State “a massacre against natives”: Catholic Priest
“This is concerning, and must be investigated by the Nigerian government, and failing that, by the wider international community.”
