Selected data from Freedom House’s  annual survey of political rights and civil liberties.

B.J. Oropeza is a professor of biblical studies at the Azusa Pacific University School of Theology in Asuza, Calif., and an expert in religion and popular culture. Oropeza is the author of The Gospel According to Superheroes: Religion and Popular Culture.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has an official website with resources on beliefs and practices, missions and statements on the livelihood of practitioners and members. The website has a page with links to the church’s official statements on birth control, human rights, climate change and more than 100 other aspects of debate and culture.

Stories on Africa from CNN’s blog covering faith news, culture, breaking news and trends.  The blog is edited by CNN’s Daniel Burke and Eric Marrapodi with daily contributions from CNN’s worldwide newsgathering team and frequent posts from religion scholar and author Stephen Prothero.

News on South America from the non-profit WWRN service, providing the international academic and legal community with up-to-date religious news.

News on North America from the non-profit WWRN service, providing the international academic and legal community with up-to-date religious news.

Asia Pacific news from the non-profit WWRN service, providing the international academic and legal community with up-to-date religious news.

News on Africa from the non-profit WWRN service, providing the international academic and legal community with up-to-date religious news.

Religion news from an African perspective.  This website provides local news from many regions in Africa and local columnists. It also provides a list of radio, entertainment and weather resources for various regions in Africa.