• Chinese Woman Barred from Pleading Innocent in House Church Case as Persecution Continues

  Chinese officials have barred a prominent human rights lawyer from pleading innocent on behalf of a Christian woman detained for holding an "illegal" church service as crackdowns on religious belief continue to intensify.

  

• Lawyer Who Spent Six Months in Notorious Chinese 'Black Jail' Pens Letter Thanking Believers for Prayers

  A prominent human rights lawyer has shared how his faith sustained him while he suffered for over five months in one of China's notorious "black jails" - a time he referred to as a "period of horror" - and thanked believers for their prayers.

  

• 'Huck Finn', 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Banned by School Because Teen 'Offended' by Racial Slurs

  The classic books The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee have been banned by a Virginia school district after a parent complained that her teenage son was traumatized by racial slurs used in the books.

  

• Chip and Joanna Gaines' Pastor Refuses to Back Down to Radical Left Over Same-Sex Marriage

  Chip and Joanna Gaines' pastor has spoken out after the "Fixer Upper" stars came under fire for attending an evangelical church opposed to same-sex marriage.

  

• Martin Scorsese Meets Pope Francis to Discuss New Film About Japanese Missionaries

  Respected filmmaker Martin Scorsese met with Pope Francis to discuss the director's new movie "Silence", which focuses on the persecution of Christian missionaries in 17th Century Japan.