Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 19, 2021

  Christian man attacked by machete wielding brother who plotted to kill him for leaving Islam

  A man who comes from a family of devoted Muslim sheikhs in eastern Uganda is recovering from a machete blow to his head after his brother struck him as punishment for putting his faith in Christ and listening to gospel music.

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  Jul 19, 2021

  'We will kill you like goats': Pastor, family receive death threat as he helps Christians flee Fulani

  A pastor and humanitarian worker in Nigeria’s Kaduna state has reportedly received a handwritten death threat for “insulting” the Islamic Fulani tribe. The threat warns that “We will kill you like goats and your family. We know your house, your church and even your family.”

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  Jul 12, 2021

  Nigeria: Christian schools ordered to close amid spate of kidnappings

  After more than 140 students were abducted from a Christian boarding school in the Kaduna state in northwestern Nigeria, authorities have ordered the closure of schools in the area, identifying them as “vulnerable.”

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  Jul 12, 2021

  Boris Johnson: ‘Christianity is a superb ethical system ... I would count myself a very bad Christian’

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recently got married in Westminster Cathedral and quoted from the Psalms in a media interview weeks later, hailed Christianity as “a superb ethical system” but added that he would count himself “as a kind of very, very bad Christian.”

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  Jul 12, 2021

  Thousands of Cubans stage largest protest against communist dictatorship in decades

  The people of Cuba on Sunday demonstrated their anger against the communist government in what is said to be the largest protest in decades amid shortages of medicine and food during the pandemic. 

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  Jul 11, 2021

  Colombian court agrees to hear case of social media star forced to remove video supporting traditional marriage

  The Colombian Constitutional Court has agreed to review the case of a social media star that seeks to overturn a national court ruling that ordered her to take down an online video wherein she expressed her belief in traditional marriage.

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  Jul 11, 2021

  Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter to build expansion featuring Tower of Babel

  On the fifth anniversary of the Ark Encounter, which features a 510-foot-long wooden Noah’s ark, founder Ken Ham has announced the expansion of the Bible-themed attraction in Kentucky by building a Tower of Babel attraction on the park’s grounds.

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  Jul 11, 2021

  Church of England bishops criticized for living ‘lavish lifestyles’ as churches struggle to survive

  Financial data released by the Church of England, which shows that each bishop costs the denomination more than $166,000 a year excluding their stipends, is drawing criticism for the “opulence at the top” of the church.

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  Jul 11, 2021

  Biden won’t send US troops to Haiti despite interim leader’s request

  The Biden administration has declined the request of Haiti’s Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph for U.S. troops as the impoverished nation struggles in the social and political aftermath of the assassination of President Jouvenal Moïse. The U.S. will only send security officials to assess the situation, with agents from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security arriving in Haiti on Sunday.

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  Jul 10, 2021

  Religious freedom commission demands Biden hold India accountable for priest’s death

  The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the Biden administration to “hold the Indian government accountable” for the death of 84-year-old Jesuit priest and human rights defender Fr. Stan Swamy.