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A report released by International Christian Concern (ICC), a watchdog group that monitors persecution, is sounding the alarm on rising persecution against Christians across the globe. The Global Persecution Index 2025 found that Christians faced the greatest persecution from Islamic extremists and authoritarians. “The world is seeing an increasing push toward oppressive control over religion,…

Peter Brigg, the principal of Sabold Elementary School in Springfield, would say “God Bless America” following the Pledge of Allegiance over the loud speaker. After the district received a legal complaint, he was forced to stop. The district received the complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation on behalf of a parent who claimed that…

The United States might soon be prioritizing the resettlement of Christian refugees, President Trump said in a statement. “They’ve been horribly treated,” Trump said in an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network anchor David Brody. “Do you know if you were a Christian in Syria it was impossible, at least very tough, to get into the…

Three Muslim female police officers are being praised as heroes after attempting to save the lives of Coptic Christians that were being targeted in two attacks that took place in Egypt on Sunday. The suicide bombings were claimed by ISIS, who has been ramping up attacks on Coptic Christians in Egypt in recent months. General…

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