Anugrah Kumar

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  Jun 27, 2022

  Archaeology discovery: Medieval Christian prayer beads found on Holy Island

  Archaeologists recently uncovered Christian prayer beads dating from the eighth to ninth century on an ancient island in the United Kingdom known as "Holy Island," and say the discovery will give an insight into how people in medieval Britain lived and expressed their faith.

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  Jun 27, 2022

  Texas pastor killed in road rage incident; Crime Stoppers offers $5K reward for leads on suspect

  Police in Houston, Texas, are offering a reward of $5,000 for any information that leads to an arrest in a possible road-rage incident that killed the Rev. Ronald K. Mouton Sr. of East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church last week.

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  Jun 26, 2022

  Evangelical Covenant Church denomination elects first female president

  Leaders of the Evangelical Covenant Church, which has about 900 congregations in the U.S. and Canada, elected the Rev. Tammy Swanson-Draheim to be the denomination’s first female president, according to an announcement by the Chicago-based group.

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  Jun 26, 2022

  Christian bakers fined $135K for not baking gay wedding cake fundraise to relaunch business

  Aaron and Melissa Klein, a Christian couple whose bakery has been held up in the courts for years and were asked to pay $135,000 in damages for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, are now working on opening a new shop to “show God’s goodness to everyone.”

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  Jun 25, 2022

  Archaeologists find Christian relics inside Islamic State-ravaged church

  Archeological workers restoring the historic Syriac Orthodox Mar Thomas Church in Iraq’s capital Mosul, which was heavily damaged by Islamic state fighters about four years ago, have discovered about a dozen ancient relics and parchments connected to several saints, according to reports.

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  Jun 25, 2022

  ‘God made the decision’: Trump responds to Supreme Court abortion ruling

  Former President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court was able to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision concluding that there is no constitutional right to abortion not just because he appointed three constitutionalist justices to the high court during his presidency but because “God made the decision.”

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  Jun 22, 2022

  Evangelical church raises concerns over religious tolerance ahead of Nigeria’s presidential elections

  As Nigeria is preparing for its presidential election amid unabated violence, one of the largest Christian denominations in the country has warned of a “deep and irredeemable crisis” if the religion or region of the candidates is given more importance than the constitutional values of religious tolerance.

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  Jun 21, 2022

  Myanmar military torturing, killing children: ‘Fingernails, teeth pulled out during interrogations’

  Myanmar’s Buddhist nationalist junta has disproportionately targeted religious minorities, including Christians, and brutally attacked and killed hundreds of children since last year’s military coup, according to multiple reports, including the U.N. which said the atrocities constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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  Jun 20, 2022

  UK sanctions Russian Patriarch Kirill over Ukraine invasion, slams forced adoptions

  The United Kingdom has announced a new round of sanctions in connection with Russia’s war in Ukraine, including sanctions targeting Moscow Patriarch Kirill for “his support and endorsement of Putin’s war.”

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  Jun 20, 2022

  Judge rules Jewish university isn't a 'religious corporation,' must recognize LGBT club

  The Jewish Yeshiva University in New York City is not a "religious corporation" and must recognize an LGBT club as the city's anti-discrimination law demands, a state judge has ruled.