This issue of A Public Witness highlights important voices of opposition to imperial plotting from a variety of religious groups, ranging from Lutherans to Baptists, Anglicans, Catholics, and others.
Hindu nationalist have accused a Catholic college of “challenging national unity” for proposing a park on its campus of human rights activist Jesuit Father Stan Swamy.
Archbishop Orlando Brandes of Aparecida harshly criticized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a celebration in honor of Our Lady of Aparecida’s feast day.
"They removed all evidence that there had ever been a church on the site. They even managed to plant plants, bananas, and that was it. They threw it all away."
"There is still a limited appreciation amongst churches across this country of how massive this issue is worldwide," says Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB).
World leaders gathered in Malmö, Sweden on Wednesday for the International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance where they blamed social media for fuelling the global rise in anti-Semitism.
The United States and Israel said Wednesday they are exploring a “Plan B” for dealing with Iran if the Islamic Republic does not return in good faith to negotiations to salvage the languishing landmark 2015 nuclear deal.