Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 15, 2023

  European Parliament calls for peace in Manipur; India accuses EU of having 'colonial mindset'

  The European Parliament passed a resolution urging the Indian government to urgently restore peace in northeast India's Manipur state amid escalating tribal conflict, leading the Modi administration to accuse the international body of budding into "internal matters."

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  Jul 10, 2023

  Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea recalls moment God ‘made perfect sense’

  Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea recently recalled a pivotal moment when he felt the divine presence of God, saying that he prays multiple times per day despite considering himself nonreligious. 

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  Jul 10, 2023

  ‘Our Father’ in Lord’s Prayer is ‘problematic’ for some, says Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell

  Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell has suggested that the word “Father” in the Lord’s Prayer can be distressing for some individuals, particularly victims of abuse or those who've  suffered under “oppressive patriarchy.” Cottrell's comments have drawn the ire of some Christians who view his comments as a direct rebuke of Jesus Christ. 

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  Jul 10, 2023

  Iranian pastor who was once sentenced to death faces new charge after recent prison release

  Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, recently released from detention as part of Iran's national amnesty, is facing new charges of undermining state security along with another pastor, according to the United Kingdom-based charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

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  Jul 10, 2023

  Maya Forstater awarded over $136K after losing job for challenging trans ideology

  Maya Forstater, a British tax consultant who lost her job after asserting that biological sex is immutable, has been awarded over $100,000 in damages after an Employment Tribunal found that she had suffered “direct discrimination” and “victimization” at the hands of her employer.

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  Jul 9, 2023

  Mob of parents brutally beat Indian high school principal over claims of 'Christian prayer'

  In the western Indian state of Maharashtra, a mob of suspected Hindu nationalists attacked the Christian principal of a private high school, alleging he asked his students to recite a Christian prayer.

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  Jul 9, 2023

  China prosecutes house church leaders as criminal ‘clique’

  Leaders of Linfen Covenant House Church in China’s Shanxi Province have been indicted on charges of forming a “criminal group” and acquiring “illegal income” approximating 780,000 yuan (about $108,000), the church has announced.

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  Jul 8, 2023

  Parent wins back job after voicing objection to school’s gender ideology lessons

  A Christian parent governor at a local primary school in the United Kingdom has won back her position after being dismissed for voicing her concerns about the school's trans-affirming sex education policy as the High Court ruled in her favor and reinstated her to the governing body.

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  Jul 6, 2023

  Young tribal Christian beheaded; India’s top court demands report from Manipur gov't

  India's Supreme Court has called for an update on the law-and-order situation in the northeastern state of Manipur even as a tribal Christian was beheaded, and three others were shot dead in the region amid ongoing communal violence that began over two months ago.

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  Jul 5, 2023

  China arrests pastor, Christians for ‘illegal business practices’; church says 'they are innocent'

  Chinese public security forces stormed and disrupted an education center of the Shengjia Church community and arrested Pastor Deng Yanxiang and three coworkers, now formally accused of "illegal business operations," the U.S.-based group ChinaAid reports.