Anugrah Kumar

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  Sep 18, 2021

  Persecution watchdog documents over 100 incidents of China’s crackdown on Christians in 1 year

  A U.S.-based persecution watchdog says it has documented more than 100 incidents of Christian persecution in China between July 2020 and June 2021 as its government seeks to forcefully convert independent religious groups into mechanisms of the Chinese Communist Party.

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  Sep 18, 2021

  Hillsong’s Brian Houston steps down from church boards amid charges

  Pastor Brian Houston, the lead pastor of the global multisite Hillsong Church who was charged last month with allegedly concealing sex abuse committed by his father decades earlier, has said he is stepping down from his role on various church boards so that they can continue to “function to their fullest capacity.”

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  Sep 18, 2021

  Kids younger than 16 will be allowed to take puberty blockers without parents’ consent, says UK court

  In a controversial case concerning the use of puberty blockers for children who are confused about their gender, the British Court of Appeal ruled Friday that doctors can prescribe such experimental drugs without parental consent.

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  Sep 17, 2021

  Christian boy who suffered burns to 65% of his body in anti-Christian attack has slim chance of survival

  A Christian boy who suffered burns to 65% of his body in an acid attack in eastern India’s Bihar state is in "very, very critical” condition and is unlikely to survive, according to Dr. K.N. Tiwari of the burn unit of Appolo Burn Hospital in Patna city. The family says they suspect Hindu nationalists are behind it because the boy is a leader in a local church and the area they live in has anti-Christian sentiments.

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  Sep 13, 2021

  National Archives says ‘harmful language' alert covers all documents, not just US Constitution

  Following criticism, the U.S. National Archives Records Association has clarified that the “harmful language" alert recently introduced on its website for the U.S. Constitution is a blanket notice that also applies to pages featuring other historical documents in its database.

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  Sep 13, 2021

  Christian leader warns persecution could be far worse if Biden pulls out of Iraq

  President Joe Biden's plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year could lead to increased persecution of Christians and other religious minorities, the president of the Congress of Christian Leaders has argued. 

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  Sep 13, 2021

  Nigerian pastor ‘macheted to death,’ body found by search party

  Unknown assailants in Nigeria’s Kaduna State “macheted to death” a pastor from the Evangelical Church of Winning All whose body was later found by a search party, as the troubling trend of deadly attacks on Christians carry on unabated in that country, according to a report.

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  Sep 13, 2021

  Pakistan: Muslim gunmen open fire on church, Christians’ homes

  A group of heavily armed Muslim men fired bullets indiscriminately at a church and Christians' homes, wounding at least four Christians, including a six-month pregnant woman, in Pakistan’s Lahore city, according to a report.

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  Sep 12, 2021

  Hindu mob brutally attacks pastor summoned to police station over claims of 'false' conversions

  A Christian pastor summoned to a police station in India’s Chhattisgarh state was brutally beaten by a mob of 50 Hindu nationalists who were waiting for his arrival. 

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  Sep 12, 2021

  China: Police raid Christian music school, arrest principal

  Communist authorities in China’s Heilongjiang province raided a Christian music school, took away dozens of students and teachers for investigation and arrested the principal, according to a report.