Pastor Executed: Father of Five

They are being hunted, tortured, and murdered for one reason: They refuse to deny Jesus Christ.

In the Congo (DRC), just days ago, dozens were hunted down and slaughtered – including 9 Christians who were beheaded, others executed in groups, and victims dragged from their homes.

More than 200 Christians have now been massacred since July. Over 1,300 since December 2024.

The Islamic ultimatum: Deny Christ or die.

And in Nigeria, 30 believers were slaughtered over several hours as they prepared for church services. Then Pastor Hills Emmanuel was abducted.

His wife was told she would never see her husband alive again. “And true to their words, they killed him,” she said. Pastor Emmanuel was a father of five.

Islamic terrorists slaughtered 299 Nigerian Christians in July alone.

In three days, we are delivering an oral intervention on Nigeria’s persecution to the U.N. Human Rights Council – where, standing before the world, we will refuse to allow their deaths and these human rights abuses to be forgotten.

Take action with us as we demand justice.

Sign: Defend Persecuted Christians Worldwide.

Alaska nurse McKenna West chose life. When doctors diagnosed her surrogate baby with a treatable heart defect, the intended parents demanded she abort him. She refused – and offered to raise the child herself rather than have him killed.

For that courage, she was threatened with $250,000 in penalties, and a California court ruled against her – stripping her of any say in her baby’s care.

The ACLJ has filed an emergency amicus brief at the Supreme Court arguing that California courts must stay out of this.

Sign: Stop the Abortion Industry’s War on Babies.

Read: She Chose Life: ACLJ Files SCOTUS Brief.

After a year of false blasphemy charges, our clients Zubaeem Masih – a young Pakistani Christian – and four friends have been fully acquitted. Justice prevailed where persecution tried to silence their faith.

But the fight continues for Shahzad Masih, the Ayub brothers, Ahsan Masih, and Intizar Masih, who still face death row or trial on false blasphemy charges.

Read: ACLJ Wins Freedom for 5 Pakistani Christians.

“Sorry, your choice to serve God disqualifies you.”

That’s what Virginia is telling Christian students who apply for a widely available state tuition grant – but denies it to any student who has chosen a ministry-related major.

It’s the same liberty suppression the ACLJ defeated for Joshua Davey years ago – only to see a flawed Supreme Court precedent preserve the unconstitutional law. Now students are asking the Supreme Court to finally overrule the Locke v. Davey precedent.

The ACLJ has filed an amicus brief urging the Court to end this decades-long targeting once and for all.

Read: Virginia Disqualifies Christian Students.

After the ACLJ intervened and a billboard company reversed course, Stanton Healthcare’s Abortion Pill Reversal ads went up in Idaho – then reversal referrals surged, with more cases in four months than the previous two years combined. Pro-life speech saves lives.

Read: Numbers Prove Pro-Life Billboards Save Lives.

From the U.N. to courtrooms in Pakistan to pro-life victories here in America – the ACLJ is winning fights that save lives and preserve liberty. These victories do not happen without our ACLJ Champions and supporters. Thank you for your continued support.