Anugrah Kumar

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  Jan 8, 2023

  Catholic priest murdered in Burkina Faso as country grapples with terrorism

  Unidentified armed men killed a 67-year-old Catholic priest in northwestern Burkina Faso, which is witnessing “one of the fastest-growing displacement and protection crises globally” due to terrorism and other challenges, according to the United Nations.

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  Jan 3, 2023

  School district can bar trans students from using opposite-sex bathrooms, 11th Circuit rules

  A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida school district's policy that prevented a trans-identified student from using bathrooms based on gender identity rather than biological sex.

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  Jan 2, 2023

  Federal court rules against New York's ban on guns in houses of worship amid pastor's lawsuit

  A federal judge has temporarily blocked the state of New York from enforcing its new law banning guns in houses of worship against a pastor and church who argue that the law violates their constitutional rights. 

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  Jan 2, 2023

  Activists vandalize church hosting Sean Feucht ‘Let Us Worship’ New Year’s Eve event

  The California church where worship leader and songwriter Sean Feuchthe was to perform on New Year’s Eve was defaced with explicit graffiti, including “F*** Sean Feucht” and “Queers Bash Back.”

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  Jan 2, 2023

  12 judges recuse themselves from UMC church disaffiliation lawsuit

  As many as 12 judges have declined to reside over a lawsuit filed by a United Methodist Church congregation in Arkansas seeking control of church property after the regional conference rejected its disaffiliation vote and suspended its pastor. 

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  Jan 2, 2023

  Watchdog warns of 'alarming development' that undermines Saudi narrative of religious freedom reform

  A new report by a congressionally mandated watchdog committee in the United States warns that “an alarming development” is underway affecting religious freedom in Saudi Arabia, challenging the government's narrative of reform amid the ongoing power shifts from the religious establishment to the ruling family.

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  Jan 1, 2023

  World Boxing Council to launch transgender category to protect female fighters

  Months after banning trans-identified males from competing against women, the head of the World Boxing Council reportedly said the organization is looking into launching a new category for trans fighters to ensure “safety and inclusion."

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  Jan 1, 2023

  Pope Benedict XVI remembered as a ‘global bulwark' and 'consequential theologian'

  Christian leaders across different denominations remember Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German-born Roman Catholic Church leader who served as pope from 2005 until 2013, as a "global bulwark" against moral relativism and "one of the greatest theologians of his age."

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  Jan 1, 2023

  Twitter reinstates Christian Post after 9-month suspension

  Twitter reinstated The Christian Post's account Saturday following a nine-month suspension in response to a March tweet that called a biologically male trans-identified Biden administration official a man.

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  Jan 1, 2023

  Nearly 700 ISIS terrorists killed in 2022; US warns about 'next generation' of jihadi fighters

  U.S. forces and their allies killed at least 686 Islamic State operatives in Iraq and Syria in 2022 "to degrade the terror group's ability to direct and inspire destabilizing attacks in the region and globally," according to the U.S. Central Command.