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America Must Stand for Freedom: Designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern
As violence and persecution against Christians and other believers intensify across the globe, America’s moral clarity and courage are being tested once again. In Nigeria, religious freedom is under siege. Villages are burned, pastors kidnapped, families massacred, all while the Nigerian government looks away. It is time, indeed, it is past time, for the United States to act. The President must immediately redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern under the Inter
Oct 17


A Call to End Religious Persecution: The Case of Pastor Jin Mingri and the Inviolable Right of Conscience
In a free and just society, the liberty of conscience, to believe, worship, and live out one’s faith, stands as a pillar of human dignity. Its suppression is among the gravest violations of human rights, for it denies the individual’s inherent worth and moral agency before the Creator. Today, that fundamental freedom faces renewed assault in the People’s Republic of China. The Case of Pastor Jin Mingri The world’s attention is once again drawn to China’s ongoing persecution o
Oct 16


Religious Oppression of Christian People in Turkey
Religious Oppression in Turkey
Sep 2


A Jurisprudential Defense of Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion
Presented by Prof. William Wagner to International Christian Professors 9 April 2025 Good morning, colleagues. We come from over twenty...
Apr 9


Praying Coach to Speak at SAU!!
Coach Joe Kennedy prayed and it cost him his job. Come here his story and be inspired.
Mar 18, 2024


Hundreds of Children Abducted in Nigeria - again
Professor Wagner analyzes the latest atrocity in Nigeria and calls for prayer and for the U.S. State Department to step up... Nigeria...
Mar 8, 2024


When the Government takes Your Child Because You are a Christian
In this short video, Professor Wagner discusses the removal of a child from its home by the State of Indiana. When the Government takes...
Feb 22, 2024


Nigeria - a Country of Concern for Christian People
In this video Prof. Wil Wagner questions why the state department does not designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern Nigeria - a...
Feb 21, 2024


World Refugee Day
Prof. William Wagner celebrates the courage of Christian people on World Refugee Day
Jun 20, 2023


MI Legislature Poised to Ban Speech of Counselors
The Michigan legislature is considering a law to ban speech of counselors inconsistent with current ideological sexual orthodoxy. Here...
Jun 7, 2023


Speech Codes and the Judiciary
Professor Wagner appeared before the Michigan Supreme Court today as the Court considers a speech code for the judiciary that would...
Jun 7, 2023


Michigan Legislature Poised to Criminalize Speech
House Bill No. 4474 , transforms Michigan’s Ethnic Intimidation law (MCL 750.147b) into a law designed to criminalize speech. A...
Jun 5, 2023


Mar 11, 2023


Freedom Friday: 2.10.23
In this video Prof. William Wagner analyzes how adding classifications to Michigan's civil rights law, without protecting freedom of...
Feb 10, 2023


Understanding Why the First Amendment Protects Freedom of Expression
The First Amendment Protects Freedom of Expression, Especially Expression of One’s Personal Conscience and Religious Identity By Prof....
Jan 12, 2023


Let’s Not Abandon Our Nigerian Brothers and Sisters Facing Persecution
Prior to his appointment to the Wagner Faith & Freedom Center, Professor Wagner served as the senior advisor to the U.S. State Department...
Nov 17, 2022
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