Anugrah Kumar

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  Feb 5, 2024

  Concerns raised over church leaders facilitating migrants’ fake Christian conversion claims to stay in UK

  Concerns are escalating in the U.K. over the authenticity of asylum seekers’ claims of converting to Christianity, with a notable case involving migrants on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset. Reports indicate that a significant number of migrants housed on the barge are attending church services, sparking a debate on the credibility of such conversions for asylum claims.

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  Feb 4, 2024

  New report finds 168 religious freedom violations against Christians in Western countries

  There were at least 168 incidents of religious freedom violations against Christians in Western countries between January 2020 and December 2023, according to a new report from the Family Research Council’s Center for Religious Liberty, which documented cases across 16 countries.

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  Feb 4, 2024

  DC area pastor in ICU after gas can explodes in his hands

  A Northern Virginia pastor is currently in intensive care with severe burns after a gas can exploded in his hands during a document-burning incident at his home. The explosion occurred in the backyard of his townhome in Fairfax County, causing significant injuries.

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  Feb 3, 2024

  Vietnamese Christian sentenced to 4.5 years in prison after holding prayer meeting in his home

  A Vietnamese Montagnard Christian has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison on charges of “secession and incitement” for conducting prayer meetings at his home, advocates say. 

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  Feb 2, 2024

  Pakistani Christian brothers abducted, tortured, forcibly converted to Islam

  Two Christian brothers from Pakistan were forcibly converted to Islam after being abducted and brutally tortured by Muslim men, according to the Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement.

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  Feb 1, 2024

  Judge to decide fate of British pastor facing prison for displaying Bible verse

  At a court in London, 72-year-old Christian preacher Stephen Green faces a crucial decision that could determine his fate as he is being prosecuted for holding a sign with a verse from Psalm 139 within a designated “buffer zone” outside an abortion clinic.

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  Jan 30, 2024

  Pope Francis says opponents of gay couples blessings are ‘small ideological groups' and Africans

  Addressing the controversy surrounding the Vatican's decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples, Pope Francis said the critics of the guidance, except for Africans, belong to "small ideological groups."

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  Jan 29, 2024

  Ukraine has right to crackdown on ‘weaponized’ churches, religious freedom expert says

  Ukraine's strategy to crack down on what it perceives as "weaponized" religious institutions aligned with Russian aggression, including the Russian Orthodox Church and its Ukrainian affiliates, might be extreme but justified, a human rights expert argues. 

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  Jan 29, 2024

  Lawmakers demand swift response from Biden after 3 US soldiers killed, 34 wounded

  Three U.S. service members were killed and 34 injured in a drone strike at a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border, U.S. Central Command confirmed, leading to severe criticism of the Biden administration’s “weakness” and demands for military retaliation.

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  Jan 29, 2024

  Girls at Church of England school traumatized after trans-identified boy exposes his 'willy'

  A Church of England primary school in the southeast of England has sparked controversy by allowing a four-year-old boy to enroll as a girl, leading to distress among students and parents. The child’s true sex was initially concealed from classmates, resulting in confusion and trauma when revealed.