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Finnish lawmaker Päivi Räsänen (right) and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola are both on trial for violating Finland’s “hate speech” laws.

Exonerated Finnish politician and bishop to return to court over biblical ‘hate speech’

Jan 16, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The allegations stem from a 2004 pamphlet about the Lutheran teaching on sexuality, including the prohibition on homosexual activities. Read more

Sister Clare Crockett of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother.

YouTube restores HM Television’s channel, documentary on Sister Clare Crockett

Dec 12, 2023

By Andrés Henríquez

The Home of the Mother congregation’s YouTube channel HM Television was restored after being deleted on Nov. 3, the sisters... Read more

Glawdys Leger is fighting for her right to keep teaching in the United Kingdom after she was fired from her school for refusing to teach LGBT ideology.

Christian group says British teacher fired for refusing to teach ‘extreme LGBTQI lessons’

Oct 20, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The school had reportedly issued curriculum and teaching materials for Year 7 students affirming gender ideology. Read more

University of New Mexico.

Pro-life group accuses university of charging ‘viewpoint-based’ $5,400 event fee

Oct 18, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The University of New Mexico charged its Students for Life chapter thousands in security fees to hold a campus event... Read more

Newspaper publisher and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai poses during an interview in Hong Kong in 2020.

Shutdown of Jimmy Lai filmmaker’s TikTok account reversed after censorship outcry

May 4, 2023

By Shannon Mullen

The Acton Institute said its TikTok account was abruptly taken down on May 2 without explanation. Read more

Former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Nicole Parker (left) testifies during the first hearing of the Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

GOP-created panel’s first hearing on ‘weaponization’ of government draws fire from Democrats

Feb 9, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A former FBI agent told members of a new House panel that she left the agency after she believes it... Read more

EWTN Poland's YouTube channel features a live broadcast from the Adoration Chapel in Niepokalanów, the monastery founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe, that attracts almost one million users a month.

YouTube shuts down EWTN’s Polish channel

Oct 25, 2022

By Zelda Caldwell

For the second time in less than two years, EWTN’s affiliate in Poland has had its YouTube channel suspended, the... Read more

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YouTube adds abortion info to Catholic, pro-life videos

Oct 11, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

The move means many YouTube videos about Pope Francis, Catholic teaching on abortion, and alternatives to abortion now include links... Read more

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​​Bible, Quran apps removed from Apple app store for China, legal pressure cited

Oct 18, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

Under pressure from Chinese law, a digital Bible company has removed its app from Apple’s app store offerings in China... Read more

Francisco José Contreras, a member of Spain's Congress of Deputies for Seville. Credit: Hazteoir.org

Twitter briefly suspends Spanish politician for saying 'a man cannot get pregnant'

May 19, 2021

By David Ramos

Twitter briefly suspended last week Francisco José Contreras, a member of Spain’s Congress of Deputies from the far right Vox... Read more

Transgender flag    Credit: Ink Drop/Shutterstock

Scholar’s critique of transgender movement reportedly de-listed by Amazon

Feb 22, 2021

By Matt Hadro

One scholar’s critical book on the transgender movement has reportedly been removed from Amazon.com.  Read more

Cardinal Dominik Duka of Prague.

Czech cardinal criticizes tech censorship after Twitter account is suspended

Nov 3, 2020

A Czech cardinal has criticized online censorship after his Twitter account was restored days after it was suspended.  Read more

Liberty Bell.

‘Hate speech’ label does damage to civil dialogue, Philadelphia Statement warns

Aug 12, 2020

Efforts to protect people from harm and error now marginalize and even demonize others for unpopular opinions, warns a new... Read more

Lila Rose, founder of Live Action, the organization whose Pinterest account was suspended June 2019.

Pinterest suspends pro-life group's account, citing 'health misinformation'

Jun 13, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

Pinterest, a social media site with 300 million active users, has banned pro-life activist group Live Action from its platform,... Read more

Why did Twitter reject this pro-life ad?

Oct 10, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

A political advertisement for pro-life Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has been blocked by Twitter for statements about Planned Parenthood selling... Read more

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Did Facebook 'blacklist' religious news in their trending topics?

May 27, 2016

Earlier this month, a report from Gizmodo dropped the equivalent of a social media bomb – several former Facebook employees... Read more