Anugrah Kumar

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  Dec 12, 2021

  Pastor of one of Canada’s largest megachurches placed on leave after alleged sexual misconduct

  One of Canada’s largest churches has placed its pastor on leave after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him.

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  Dec 11, 2021

  Anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe rose 70% between 2019 and 2020, watchdog reports

  A new study from a Vienna-based watchdog organization suggests that anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe have increased by 70% between 2019 and 2020 amid rising concern about declining religious freedom across the continent. 

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  Dec 11, 2021

  Jana Duggar charged with endangering the welfare of a minor

  Former reality TV star Jana Duggar was charged with a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child as her brother, Josh Duggar, faced federal child pornography charges.

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  Dec 6, 2021

  Biden has no plans to visit families of 6 killed, over 60 injured in Waukesha Christmas parade attack

  President Joe Biden has no plans to visit the families of victims from last month’s Christmas parade attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, which left six people dead and over 60 others injured.

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  Dec 6, 2021

  EU scraps inclusive language guidelines advising Christmas be replaced with 'holiday times'

  The executive branch of the European Union has withdrawn its “guidelines for inclusive communication,” which suggested that European Commission officials “update” the language they use by replacing the word “Christmas” with “holiday times" and avoiding “gendered” words.

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  Dec 6, 2021

  US gov’t raises ‘serious concern’ over UN resolution omitting Jewish ties to Temple Mount

  The United States has raised “serious concern” over a resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly, which is part of what is known as the “Palestinian Package” and refers to Judaism’s most holy site, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where the first and second Jewish Temples once stood, by only its Muslim name, al-Haram al-Sharif.

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  Dec 5, 2021

  German court agrees to hear appeal over prayer vigil ban near Planned Parenthood affiliate

  An appeals court in Germany has announced it will hear a challenge brought by the leader of a prayer initiative against a ban on silent prayer gatherings near organizations that promote abortion. The restrictions had been upheld by a lower court some six months ago.

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  Dec 5, 2021

  Pastor in Nepal sentenced to 2 years in prison for saying prayer can heal COVID-19

  A court in Nepal has sentenced a pastor to two years in prison under the country’s harsh anti-conversion law for merely saying that prayers can heal COVID-19, according to reports.

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  Dec 4, 2021

  ‘The Chosen’ Christmas special breaks record with $8M in ticket sales, bestselling movie for Fathom

  With its sales now topping $8 million, the Christmas special for “The Chosen,” the first-ever multi-season television show about Jesus, has broken another record by becoming the best-selling movie in the history of its distributor Fathom Events.

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  Dec 4, 2021

  Pakistan: Islamist mob tortures to death, burns body of Sri Lankan man over alleged ‘blasphemy’

  A mob, allegedly supporters of an Islamic party, in Pakistan’s Punjab province beat to death a Sri Lankan man and burned his body over allegations of blasphemy.