Anugrah Kumar

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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.

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  May 5, 2024

  USCIRF: Designate India as a ‘country of particular concern’

  In its 2024 report, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has recommended that India be designated as a “country of particular concern” due to persistent and egregious violations of religious freedoms. The recommendation came as Kuki-Zo Christians in Manipur state solemnly marked the first anniversary of ongoing violence, which shows no signs of abating.

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  May 5, 2024

  Int'l human rights group rebukes Nicaragua over treatment of wrongfully imprisoned pastors

  The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has urgently demanded the Nicaraguan government to safeguard the lives and health of 11 pastors and ministry leaders who have been imprisoned on questionable legal grounds. The decision follows a petition filed by the legal advocacy group ADF International, which has brought significant international attention to their plight.

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  May 5, 2024

  Tennessee authorities searching for truck linked to Bible burning near Greg Locke’s church

  Middle Tennessee authorities are on the lookout for a large four-door truck possibly linked to a fire earlier this year, which resulted in a significant number of Bibles being burned in a utility trailer near Pastor Greg Locke’s church.

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  Apr 29, 2024

  Another member of ‘God’s Misfits’ charged in killing of pastor’s wife Jilian Kelley, Veronica Butler

  Oklahoma prosecutors have charged a fifth member of the anti-government group “God’s Misfits” with the killing and kidnapping of two Kansas women.

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  Apr 29, 2024

  ‘Blessed’: Russell Brand shares post after baptism announcement

  Actor and comedian Russell Brand, 48, shared a post expressing his gratitude with the word “blessed,” alongside an image of him hugging his dog on Sunday — the day he planned to be baptized after months-long public exploration of Christian tenets.

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  Apr 28, 2024

  Armenian church, village ‘erased’ in Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijani authorities

  Caucasus Heritage Watch has released images that reveal the recent demolition of St. John the Baptist Church, a 19th century structure in Nagorno-Karabakh’s Susa area, and the razing of a village known in Armenian as Karintak. The church and village, both with significant Armenian heritage, were under Azerbaijani control after Baku captured Susa from ethnic Armenian forces in November 2020.

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  Apr 28, 2024

  At least 4 dead as tornadoes hit multiple states

  Tornadoes hit multiple states over the weekend, with as many as 27 ripping through the state of Oklahoma. At least four people have died in the state since late Saturday night.