Killing Christians Now Has a Price in America

You don’t end religious persecution with statements. You end it by making it costly to continue. For the first time in years, the United States has drawn a clear line...

Opinion:

By Wendy M. Yurgo

For years, the United States condemned religious persecution abroad and then moved on. Statements were issued. Reports were filed. Nothing changed.

That pattern just broke.

In December 2025, the U.S. State Department announced visa restrictions targeting individuals involved in egregious violations of religious freedom, beginning …