A bill introduced in the Israeli Knesset to criminalize evangelism in the Holy Land points to the fear among Orthodox Jews that if Jewish people are presented with the Good News message, they will ...
A bill introduced by two ultra-Orthodox of members of Israel's Knesset would make it a criminal offense to persuade anyone to convert to another religion. The two lawmakers are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition, and they have been introducing versions of the law for years. The lawmakers are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition. The Knesset bill would strengthen an existing law that makes it a crime to give anything of value to persuade anyone to change their religion and proselytizing to anyone under 18 years of age. The proposed law states, "(Anyone) who persuades a person, directly, digitally, by direct mail, or online, to convert his religion, his sentence is one year imprisonment, and if the person was a minor, his sentence is two years imprisonment."
Many Israelis recall the traumatic scenes of the 2005 "disengagement," when the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, under pressure from the Bush administration and the international community, approved the forced removal of some 9,000 Israeli citizens from Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria (the West Bank). In a history-making vote Tuesday, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, voted to repeal the Disengagement Law applying to Samaria, where four communities were dismantled. The Biden administration opposed the vote and summoned Israel's ambassador to the U.S. for consultation.
Christians are joining in daily prayers for King Charles ahead of his coronation on 6 May.
The home secretary was asked for clarity on the policing of 'thought crime' by Andrew Lewer MP after the arrests of pro-life volunteers outside abortion clinics.
"Directing the Church of England on doctrine is not the job of Parliament," Andrew Selous MP told the Commons in response to an attempt by Ben Bradshaw MP to force through change.
More than two billion people around the world don't have access to safe drinking water. So Wednesday, March 22 has been named World Water Day to draw attention to this critical global need.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and to visit a mass grave in the town of Bucha. He is the last Group of Seven le...
Security officials are sending more police and soldiers to Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and Jerusalem in advance of the month-long holiday of Ramadan, which begins Wednesday and Thursday. Recent terror attacks in both Judea and Samaria have already elevated tensions, and police presence will be noticeably heavier around the time of Friday prayers in the Old City mosques.
An employment tribunal in the United Kingdom has now recused two panelists for perceived bias from the case of a Christian employee who claims she was fired for raising concerns about her son s ...
A Canadian city has enacted a measure to prohibit protests near city facilities, reportedly in response to the growing number of demonstrations at drag queen events held for children at libraries
