In Quebec, Canada, Premier François Legault’s government is getting ready to make it illegal to pray in public. Why? Because officials don’t like seeing Muslims pray in the streets at protests. But their ban won’t just silence Muslims — it will also gag Christians.

Jean-François Roberge, Minister for Secularism, admitted the government is “uneasy” with public prayer. So instead of defending freedom, they want to erase it.

Civil liberty groups pushed back, warning that the action tramples religious freedom. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association stressed that “public spaces belong to everyone” and their diverse beliefs.

Cardus, a Christian think tank, reminded the government that nearly 65% of Quebec’s people still call themselves Christian. The group pointed out that churches hold communities together. Shut them down, and you rip out the heart of society.

But Quebec’s leaders don’t care. Their goal is simple: silence prayer, silence faith.

Across the world in New South Wales, Australia, lawmakers have also taken the mask off. The Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024 says that if you pray with someone who wants help to live by God’s word about sex or gender, you’ve broken the law.

Read that again: helping someone follow the Bible is now illegal.

Attorney General Michael Daley was blunt: “If it’s an unlawful prayer, then it’s not a lawful prayer.” Translation: the government decides which prayers are allowed.

Lyle Shelton of Family First warned: “If a mum, dad, pastor, or friend prays with someone who asks for help to follow God’s word, they could face sanction. That is extraordinary overreach.” The measure is one step away from criminalizing voluntary, faith-based conversations between friends, pastors, and family members.

Shelton has vowed to push for legislation restoring the right to pray freely. “Prayer has always been about change — change in circumstances, change in hearts, change in lives,” he said. But until then, change itself has been outlawed. This is not just anti-Christian. It is anti-God.

Meanwhile, in Britain, the war on prayer is chilling. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, director of March for Life UK, has been arrested twice for silently praying outside an abortion clinic. Both times, police dropped the charges and even paid her £13,000 in damages for wrongful treatment.

Now, they’ve come after her a third time. Why? Because prayer — even silent prayer — terrifies a system that hates God.

“Despite being fully vindicated multiple times, I am still being harassed by police for silently praying in that area,” Vaughan-Spruce said. “Silent prayer cannot possibly be a crime — everyone has the right to freedom of thought.”

Others are being targeted too. A Catholic priest was charged for holding a sign that said, “Praying for freedom of speech.” Another woman was convicted just for offering to talk with women near a clinic.

This is what happens when a nation turns its back on God. Even thoughts are policed.

Do you see it? This is no accident. It is the same spirit of Antichrist moving through every nation: shut down prayer, silence the gospel, stop souls from finding Christ.

The freedom to pray is not “optional.” It is the lifeblood of the Christian walk. If we let governments tell us when, where, or how we can pray, we have already surrendered to their false gods of tolerance.

Now is the time to stand. Pray boldly. Preach publicly. Hand out tracts. Share Christ everywhere you can — before it’s too late.

The world wants prayer gone. God wants His people on their knees. Which side will you choose?