Anugrah Kumar

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  May 19, 2024

  150 Christians forcibly displaced in Mexico pressured to accept illegal agreement

  A group of over 150 Protestant Christians have been forcibly displaced from their communities in Mexico’s Hidalgo state and government officials are pressuring them to sign an agreement that violates human rights protections under Mexican law, according to a U.K.-based persecution watchdog.

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  May 13, 2024

  ‘Touched by divine hand of God’: Sen. Tim Scott, Willie Robertson urge LU grads to stay Gospel-minded

  At Liberty University’s 2024 Commencement Ceremony at Williams Stadium, Sen. Tim Scott addressed the 29,000 graduates of the Class of 2024, calling upon them to live lives of boldness and devotion to serving God.

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  May 13, 2024

  Pakistani Christian girl freed from forced marriage to Muslim abductor

  In a significant legal victory, a Family Court in Pakistan has annulled the forced marriage of Reeha Saleem, a Christian girl abducted in 2019 on her way home from school. The court ruled that the marriage to her Muslim neighbor, under which she was coerced into converting to Islam, was not valid.

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  May 13, 2024

  Churchgoers disarm suspect wielding rifle at kids’ first communion Mass

  In a swift response hailed as heroic, parishioners at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, disarmed a teenager armed with a rifle, averting a potential tragedy during a First Communion Mass for 60 children.

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  May 13, 2024

  Disney's plan to partner with HBO Max ‘akin to putting Playboy Mansion inside gates of Disneyland’

  Disney has been urged to scrap its plan for a streaming bundle that includes HBO Max amid concerns over sexually explicit content. The Parents Television and Media Council warns that adding HBO Max is akin to “putting the Playboy Mansion in Disneyland” and exposing children to graphic material like that found in shows like “Euphoria” and “The Idol.”

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  May 12, 2024

  Church gunman who tried to shoot pastor now charged in cousin’s murder

  A 26-year-old man is facing charges of criminal homicide after authorities discovered his cousin dead in their shared residence in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, hours before he attempted to shoot a local pastor during a Sunday worship service.

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  May 12, 2024

  Churches serving as shelters as over 500K displaced, at least 136 dead; Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Blessing send aid

  Local churches across southern Brazil have opened their doors to provide shelter and aid to residents in areas of the country that have been devastated by catastrophic floods that have claimed the lives of at least 136 people and left around 537,000 displaced. 

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  May 11, 2024

  Turkey converts another former Byzantine-era church into a mosque, draws ire of Greece

  Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially inaugurated a former Byzantine-era church previously known as the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, a United Nations World Heritage Site, as a mosque this week, drawing condemnation from the Greek government.

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  May 6, 2024

  Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells Richard Dawkins: ‘I used to mock Christianity ... I regret it'

  Women’s rights activist and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former figurehead in the New Atheism movement, openly recanted her past assertions that all religions, including Christianity, were equally damaging.

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  May 6, 2024

  Pastor murdered en route to church conference

  Armed individuals shot and killed a pastor and member of the Evangelical Church Winning All in the Kaduna Central District Church in Kaduna State, Nigeria, as he was traveling to a church conference. Kaduna State has experienced significant violence, often targeting the Christian community.