Anugrah Kumar

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  Jan 14, 2023

  Voice of the Martyrs adds 4 African countries to list of nations hostile to Christians

  A persecution watchdog has added four more African countries to the list of the world’s most dangerous and difficult places to follow Christ in its 2023 prayer guide for churches. 

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  Jan 14, 2023

  Supreme Court to hear case of Evangelical Christian who asked USPS not to force him to work Sundays

  The U.S. Supreme Court late Friday admitted the civil rights lawsuit of an evangelical Christian postal worker who resigned from the U.S. Postal Service after it refused to allow him to observe the Sunday Sabbath.

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  Jan 10, 2023

  Man arrested in hit-and-run that killed pastor; husband forgives the accused

  Police in California have arrested a man in the case of a 62-year-old pastor and foster mother who was killed in a hit-and-run on Christmas Eve while she was going to a shelter in Los Angeles to drop off toys. The victim’s husband says he has forgiven the accused.

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  Jan 9, 2023

  ‘God using me in a different way’: Damar Hamlin tweets his faith; 'prayer is powerful,' fmr. NFL player says

  Before being discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center a week after suffering a cardiac arrest on the field, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin wrote in a tweet saying, “God is using me in a different way.”

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  Jan 9, 2023

  Islamic State says jihadis killed 2 in attack on Nigerian church

  The Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility for an attack on a Nigerian church during worship service that killed two guards and injured three members. 

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  Jan 9, 2023

  Christian woman tied to a tree, beaten by village leaders in Mexico

  A Christian woman who suffered severe internal injuries after being tied to a tree and beaten by traditionalist Catholic elders in her village in Mexico’s Hidalgo State is now hospitalized in critical condition. Police have made no arrests, according to a report.

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  Jan 9, 2023

  Turkey plans to open its first-ever newly-built church in Istanbul

  The construction of the Mor Efrem Syriac Ancient Orthodox Church, the first-ever church built in the modern Republic of Turkey, is nearly complete and is expected to open within two months, the Istanbul Syriac Ancient Foundation has announced.

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  Jan 9, 2023

  Catholic hospital can't refuse to remove uterus from trans-identified patient, judge rules

  A federal court ruled the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center broke the law by refusing to remove the uterus of a trans-identified patient due to the religious beliefs of the Institution, which is committed to Catholic principles while also being part of the public medical system.

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  Jan 8, 2023

  A third of Americans have stopped going to church: survey

  A new study on how the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns impacted church attendance in the United States has found that roughly one in three Americans now say they've stopped attending religious services, yet the sense of religious identity remains mostly stable.

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  Jan 8, 2023

  Minnesota pastor left paralyzed after slipping on ice outside church

  After slipping on ice in front of his church in Minnesota, which left him partially paralyzed, 64-year-old Pastor David Kent recounted his devastating experience while showing faith in God as a healer.