Anugrah Kumar

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  May 1, 2023

  Christian banned from Turkey appeals to European Court of Human Rights

  A British woman has joined a growing list of Christians banned from entering Turkey and is now challenging her de facto ban before the European Court of Human Rights, countering the country’s unlawful practice of banning foreign Christians and missionaries by designating them as security threats.

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  Apr 30, 2023

  New Jersey churches excluded from historic preservation grant sue county for discrimination

  New Jersey-based Mendham Methodist Church and Zion Lutheran Church Long Valley have filed a federal lawsuit against Morris County, alleging religious discrimination after the County excluded them from the Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund.

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  Apr 29, 2023

  Parents upset over teacher’s strict warning for rejecting LGBT ideology

  Concerned parents have lodged a formal complaint against Stationers' Crown Woods Academy in south London after a recording was released on social media of a teacher telling students that they would be "dealt with severely" if they dared to reject LGBT teaching.

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  Apr 29, 2023

  Court orders utility company restore power to church's rehab shelter

  A Tennessee court has ordered a utility provider to turn the power back on at a church-run addiction recovery shelter that had previously been ordered to close by the city as residents were forced to live in a hotel and several refrigerators' worth of food has spoiled. 

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  Apr 29, 2023

  US evacuates Americans from Sudan after being accused of stranding its citizens

  As deadly fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces continues, the U.S. government has begun land evacuations of American citizens in the African country after receiving scrutiny this week for not doing so sooner.

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  Apr 24, 2023

  Potential 2024 presidential candidate reflects on Charles Stanley’s legacy

  A Republican politician who is considering a run for the White House in 2024 paid tribute to the late pastor and Evangelical broadcaster Charles Stanley by highlighting the impact his ministry has had on him and American society. 

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  Apr 24, 2023

  Man who killed pastor after speeding past 4 red lights while intoxicated gets 12 years in prison

  A Milwaukee man who was intoxicated when he sped through four red lights and crashed into a vehicle driven by Wisconsin Pastor Aaron Strong, who was killed, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by six years of probation.

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  Apr 24, 2023

  Christians warn of increasing attacks, intolerance in Israel as violence escalates

  The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, blames the recent uptick in attacks in the Christian quarter on radical Jewish extremists feeling empowered and "protected" under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

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  Apr 24, 2023

  Religious groups urge Biden admin. to address religious persecution in Vietnam

  More than 70 international religious organizations and leading human rights experts are urging the Biden administration to address the state-backed persecution of religious minorities in Vietnam, particularly Christians. The government, they say, is employing repressive measures against the communities.

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  Apr 23, 2023

  Over 50 bodies exhumed after cult leader ordered followers to starve to death to reach Heaven faster

  Twenty-one deceased, including children, have been exhumed from a forest outside Kenya’s coastal town of Malindi. All were members of a cult whose leader allegedly ordered them to fast so they could “meet Jesus,” according to police who warn that others might be found dead.