Controversial Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has come under fire for declaring that all prayers -- Muslim, Christian and Jewish -- reach the same higher power.
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Student Petitions Supreme Court for Religious Freedom Violation after Assignment Requires Her to Write Islamic Conversion Creed
In 2014 as an 11th-grade student at La Plata High School in Maryland, Caleigh Wood believed her religious freedom was threatened when she was asked to write the Islamic conversion creed in a homework assignment.
Iranians ‘Disillusioned with Islam’ Are Fleeing Country, Converting to Christianity
Iranian refugees in Turkey are converting from Islam to Christianity in such numbers that churches can't keep up with the demand, experts in the region say.
Middle East Christians Face ‘Extinction’ from Radical Islam, Archbishop of Canterbury Warns
The archbishop of Canterbury says Christians in the Middle East face extinction from radical Islam and need help from the worldwide community if they are going to survive.
Refugee in France Acquitted of Rape Charges Due to “Cultural Norms”
Last week a French court acquitted a Muslim refugee from Bangladesh of rape charges after finding that he had different “cultural norms” and “cultural codes” that led him to “misinterpret” his sexual contact with the girl.
Muslims in Kenya Give Christian Family One Day to Return to Islam
After a family in southeast Kenya put their faith in Christ this month, Muslims gave them one day to return to Islam or be killed, the father said.
Christian Boy in Uganda Strangled, Threatened with Death for Refusing to Convert to Islam
Radical Muslims in eastern Uganda left a 12-year-old Christian boy unconscious on Thursday (Oct. 25) after threatening to strangle him to death unless he converted to Islam, sources said.
Leaders from Three Major Religions Call for “Peace Caravan” to Israel
Jewish and Catholic leaders agreed with a plan devised by the secretary-general of the Muslim World League for leaders from the three Abrahamic religions to travel to Jerusalem in what he called a “peace caravan.”
Suspected Al Shabaab Militants Kill Three Christians in Northeast Kenya, Sources Say
Islamic extremists shoot two teachers and wife of one to death.
Hungarian Prime Minister: 'Christianity is Europe's Last Hope'
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban made a strong statement in his recent state of the nation address.
