Anugrah Kumar

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  Aug 3, 2024

  Former senior pastor in Texas charged with soliciting prostitute

  A former senior pastor from Plano, Texas, faces charges for soliciting a prostitute.

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  Aug 3, 2024

  UK court overturns judgment against teen pulled off life support, denied treatment abroad

  A U.K. court has overturned a prior judgment that had pulled 19-year-old Sudiksha Thirumalesh off life support and denied her the opportunity for treatment abroad. The court ruled against the decision by the Court of Protection, which had previously determined that Sudiksha lacked the mental capacity to make her own medical decisions.

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  Aug 3, 2024

  China sentences Christian elder to 5 years in prison

  A court in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province in China, has sentenced Elder Zhang Chunlei of a house church to five years in prison for “subversion of state power” and “fraud.” The sentencing occurred in a closely regulated proceeding that limited public attendance.

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  Jul 30, 2024

  Franklin Graham says ‘Christian nationalism’ is a ‘coin the media came up with’

  Evangelist Franklin Graham, the son of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, said in a recent interview that the term "Christian nationalism" is often used by the media as a tactic to polarize and divide the country.

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  Jul 29, 2024

  ‘Woke duplicity’: Christian leader says Paris Olympics apology  is ‘condescending’

  Following a controversial opening ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympics that featured an interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” with drag queens, religious leaders have released their own responses to the organizers’ apology.

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  Jul 29, 2024

  Kamala Harris called her pastor on night of presidential run

  Vice President Kamala Harris reached out to her longtime pastor, Rev. Amos C. Brown, following President Joe Biden’s announcement of not seeking reelection, according to reports, which say she requested the pastor to pray for her presidential run.

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  Jul 28, 2024

  First Baptist Dallas gets approval to try to save exterior of historic church after fire

  Amid concerns regarding the fate of the historic 133-year-old First Baptist Dallas, which suffered a fire two Fridays ago, church leadership has received city approval to commence preservation efforts for the structure’s remaining exterior walls.

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  Jul 27, 2024

  'A marked man': Fired Christian educator warns ‘every teacher is at risk’ after court loss

  A former Christian mathematics teacher in the United Kingdom lost his High Court appeal against a teaching ban, cautioning that "every teacher is at risk" for sharing personal beliefs in classrooms.

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  Jul 22, 2024

  Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies weeks after announcing cancer diagnosis

  Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, a vocal advocate for black Americans, has died at the age of 74. Her family announced her death in a statement, expressing their sorrow and appreciation for her impactful life.

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  Jul 21, 2024

  Archaeologists discover ancient Christian ‘palace’ in Bahrain

  An archaeological discovery has unveiled one of the earliest Christian structures in the Arabian Gulf, shedding light on a long-lost Christian community that thrived in the region before the widespread adoption of Islam in the early 7th century. The findings reveal the first physical evidence of the Church of the East, also known as the Nestorian Church, in Bahrain.