A move by Rwanda to shut down more than 700 churches in its capital city, allegedly for building safety, hygiene, and noise violations, is prompting accusations that the government of President Paul Kagame is trampling on religious freedom.
On March 6, police detained six pastors, accusing them of conspiring to rally other clergy in defiance of the government’s shutdown orders.
In her 15-minute talk on "justice" at the Fourth Lausanne Congress, Ruth Padilla DeBorst felt it was important to name specific injustices, including Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Many disagreed.
An evangelical Christian, Huckabee has been a vocal supporter of Israel throughout his political career and a longtime defender of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.