Anugrah Kumar

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  May 8, 2023

  2 girls rescued 9 years after Boko Haram abducted Chibok schoolgirls

  After more than nine years of captivity, two Chibok schoolgirls have been rescued, according to Nigerian military officials. Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus, now both 26, were among the 276 girls abducted by Boko Haram in April 2014. The terrorist group had forced the two into marriage with its fighters.

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  May 7, 2023

  IMB honors life of Rachel Kerr James, missionary nurse to war-torn Vietnam

  The International Mission Board has announced that a funeral service commemorating the life of Rachel Kerr James will take place this week. As a devoted missionary nurse, she was among the pioneering Southern Baptists to serve in war-torn Vietnam and she established medical clinics while raising four children and supporting her husband in founding churches.

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  May 7, 2023

  Gunman kills at least 8, including children, at Texas mall

  A lone gunman opened fire at a bustling mall outside Dallas, Texas, killing at least eight people, including children, and injuring seven others. The shooter was killed by an on-duty police officer who happened to be at the mall on an unrelated call.

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  May 7, 2023

  ‘Violation of parental rights’: Germany denies Christian school accreditation

  A Christian school has taken its case to the highest human rights court in Europe after German officials refused to grant accreditation because of its innovative hybrid approach, which merges in-person and at-home learning, even though the school fulfills all state-required standards and curricula.

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  May 6, 2023

  ‘You’re attacking God’: Pastor John Gray’s church hit by ransomware attack

  Relentless Church in South Carolina has suffered a ransomware attack, and its head pastor, John Gray, cautioned the culprits, stating, “You’re not attacking us, you’re attacking the God that we serve.”

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  May 6, 2023

  Artist defends Jesus BDSM artwork displayed at European Parliament

  Controversy has erupted in the European Parliament over a photography exhibition by Swedish artist Elisabeth Ohlson that includes a depiction of Jesus accompanied by homosexual men dressed in leather attire associated with BDSM fetishism. Few MEPs have spoken out against the artwork, with the exception of politicians from Italy and Poland. 

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  May 5, 2023

  King Charles III coronation: Andrew Lloyd-Webber hopes anthem based on Psalm 98 will be sung in churches

  Renowned British composer Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber said he hopes the coronation anthem he composed for King Charles III will echo in churches throughout the United Kingdom for years to come, especially on special occasions like weddings and christenings.

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  May 5, 2023

  Kenyan man speaks of losing wife, 6 kids to End Times death cult

  A Kenyan man believes his wife and six children are among the more than 100 people who starved themselves to death in a remote forest after the leader of an End Times cult ordered them to fast so they could “meet Jesus,” believing that the world would end in June.

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  May 4, 2023

  7 Christian elements to look for in King Charles III’s coronation ceremony

  At King Charles III's coronation on Saturday, U.K. citizens will be asked to pledge their loyalty to the new monarch as spectators from across the globe observe the grandeur and ceremonial proceedings, which will incorporate several Christian elements.

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  May 2, 2023

  Number of teens who identify as LGBT skyrockets: CDC

  One in four high school students in the United States identify as homosexual, bisexual or are currently questioning their sexuality, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.