Anugrah Kumar

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  Sep 10, 2022

  USCIRF report warns of deteriorating religious freedom in Nigeria, implores State Dept. to take action

  The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has warned that religious freedom is deteriorating in Nigeria because of rising violence by non-State actors, and "poor governance" is driving and aggravating that violence, calling on the State Department to take action.

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  Sep 5, 2022

  Chaplain says diocese blacklisted him as ‘risk to kids’ for stating Anglican beliefs on sexuality

  An Anglican chaplain allegedly fired for preaching traditional views on sexual ethics during a chapel service says the Church of England wrongfully listed him as a risk to children for openly expressing his conservative beliefs on sexual ethics.

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  Sep 5, 2022

  One Million Moms issues ‘urgent warning’ to parents in response to Disney’s FX series ‘Little Demon’

  Disney’s new FX series “Little Demon,” which features a woman who is impregnated by Satan and gives birth to an Antichrist daughter and carries graphic violence and nudity, “makes light of hell and the dangers of the demonic realm," says One Million Moms says in an online petition. Due to the show's content, the group is issuing an "urgent warning" to parents.

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  Sep 5, 2022

  Mass stabbings leave 10 dead, 15 hospitalized in Canada; 2 suspects on the run

  Police in Canada are hunting for two suspects after a mass stabbing in an indigenous community in Saskatchewan province killed 10 people and wounded at least 15 others Sunday.

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  Sep 4, 2022

  US gov't sends special envoy to Ethiopia amid rising violence in Christian region of Tigray

  The U.S. government has sent an envoy to Ethiopia amid escalations in the predominantly Christian region of Tigray, where Eritrean forces have escalated a conflict days after the government, led by authoritarian President Isaias Afewerki, took over a Catholic-run technical college in that country.

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  Sep 3, 2022

  Man confesses to murder after he turns his life over to Christ and feels convicted

  A sheriff in Mississippi told media this week that a 37-year-old man walked into his office and confessed to killing a 48-year-old man, and that he felt convicted after having a life-changing encounter at a Christian discipleship program.

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  Sep 3, 2022

  American nun rescued by US forces after being held hostage for 5 months in Burkina Faso

  An 83-year-old American nun, who was kidnapped by gunmen in northern Burkina Faso in April, has been rescued. Many believe her release was part of a U.S. forces’ special operations rescue mission.

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  Sep 3, 2022

  Samaritan’s Purse aids victims of deadly monsoon flooding in Pakistan

  Evangelical Christian group Samaritan’s Purse is providing emergency relief to thousands of families in Pakistan, where floods have killed more than 1,200 people, damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and displaced nearly half a million people.

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  Aug 31, 2022

  Ex-pastor, ministry leaders plead guilty to using homeless for labor, stealing benefits

  Four leaders of a California church have pled guilty to taking part in a labor trafficking scheme that forced homeless people to give up their welfare benefits and panhandle.

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  Aug 30, 2022

  Omaha archdiocese says students who reject their gender may not be ‘proper fit’ for Catholic schools

  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha has officially told its 70 schools to adhere to a new policy that may result in the expulsion of a student or a teacher if they ask to be identified with a pronoun or name that is not according to their biological sex.