Anugrah Kumar

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  Feb 20, 2023

  Teacher says she was fired for refusing to allow 'male genitals' in girls’ locker room, lie to parents

  A California teacher says a school district terminated her from her job for refusing to hide students’ confusion about their sexual identities from their parents and was discriminated against for her Christian beliefs.

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  Feb 20, 2023

  China ‘escalated persecution’ against Christian churches in 2022, watchdog warns

  The Chinese Communist Party intensified persecution of churches and Christians across mainland China leading up to the 20th Party Congress in 2022, with more house church leaders facing "fraud" charges and stricter censorship of online religious content, a human rights watchdog organization reports. 

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  Feb 19, 2023

  Court denies bail for missionary pilot, 2 MAF volunteers imprisoned in Mozambique

  A court in Mozambique has denied bail for Ryan Koher, a pilot for the U.S.-based ministry Mission Aviation Fellowship and two of the organization's South African volunteers who were arrested more than four months ago, allegedly on suspicion of supporting insurgent activity. The ministry says the pilot has “peace from God and is committed to His will.”

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  Feb 19, 2023

  6 Egyptian Christians released by criminal gang after being abducted, held for ransom in Libya

  Six Egyptian Christians kidnapped by a criminal gang in western Libya for ransom earlier this month have been released, Egypt’s foreign ministry said Friday.

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  Feb 18, 2023

  Queer Disney actor baptized while visiting Bethel Church, declares Jesus his 'Lord and Savior'

  Joshua Bassett, an openly queer actor and singer from Disney's "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series," was baptized at Bethel Church, a charismatic megachurch in Redding, California, that teaches homosexuality is sinful. 

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  Feb 17, 2023

  Pamela Anderson says she wanted to be a nun: ‘I don’t know what happened’

  Pamela Anderson, the former Playboy Playmate and "Baywatch" star, recently revealed on a talk show that her original professional ambition as a child was to become a nun.

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  Feb 17, 2023

  Pastor dies attempting 40-day Jesus fast in Mozambique

  A 39-year-old Mozambican pastor reportedly died trying to fast for 40 days in emulation of Jesus after going without food or water for 25 days.

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  Feb 16, 2023

  Bear Grylls says Jesus is ‘totally non-religious,’ cites Matthew 9:10-13: He ‘was a wild one’

  TV host and author Bear Grylls, who describes himself as an unconventional Christian, recently told his 5.6 million followers on Instagram that Jesus was "a wild one ... totally non-religious, 100% free, fun, loving & insanely generous and kind."

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  Feb 13, 2023

  Special prosecutor appointed in megachurch pastor’s prostitution case as new emails emerge

  A special prosecutor has been appointed in the case against John Blanchard, pastor of Rock Church International in Virginia Beach, who previously saw charges against him dismissed by prosecutors a year after his 2021 arrest during an undercover child sex crimes sting.

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  Feb 12, 2023

  Nicaraguan court sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison, strips him of citizenship for 'treason'

  A Nicaraguan court sentenced Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez to more than 26 years in prison on charges of treason, undermining national integrity and spreading false news after the critic of President Daniel Ortega declined to be expelled to the United States as part of a prisoner release.