Religious Censorship Rising on Facebook, iTunes

Todd Starnes did not think he had violated Facebook’s community standards when he posted about “wearing an NRA ball cap, eating a Chick-fil-A sandwich, reading a Paula Deen cookbook and sipping a 20-ounce sweet tea” and generally being politically incorrect.

Workers at Facebook thought otherwise, blocking the host of Fox News & Commentary for 12 hours before issuing an apology.

Christian Leader Calls for ‘Simultaneous’ Worldwide Prayer for the Release of Pastor Saeed from an Iranian Prison

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ — Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney is calling for the faith community to stop and pray for several minutes, wherever they are in the world, for the release of Pastor Saeed and the persecuted church.

Suicide Bombers Kill 78 Christians Outside Pakistani Church

A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old Anglican church in Pakistan after Sunday Mass, killing at least 78 people in the deadliest attack on Christians in the predominantly Muslim country.

Pastor of Church in Damascus: 40 Percent of Congregation Has Fled the Country

Pastor Edward from Damascus paints a sad picture of the situation in the Syrian capital.

‘Egypt Emergency Fund’ to Aid Persecuted Christians

The Egyptian army’s crackdown on Mohamed Morsi’s Cairo supporters unleashed the largest attack on Egyptian Christians and Coptic houses of worship in the country’s modern history.

Wearing Religious Symbols May Soon Be Illegal in Quebec Governmet

The Canadian province of Quebec won’t let public servants wear Muslim headscarves, Jewish skullcaps or other obvious religious symbols under a new charter unveiled on Tuesday that is designed to cement a secular society.

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