Anugrah Kumar

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  May 23, 2021

  Judge denies Christian college’s request for religious protection against Biden’s LGBT order

  A federal judge rejected a Missouri Christian university’s plea for temporary protection against the Biden administration’s Fair Housing Act, which, the school said, requires religious schools to open girls' dorm rooms and showers to male students.

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  May 23, 2021

  India: Radical Hindu mob wielding swords kills father of Christian pastor in attack on family

  While India is going through a deadly second wave of COVID-19, the persecution of Christians carries on. Radical Hindu nationalists shot dead a 52-year-old Christian man, who was the father of a pastor, and wielded swords and sickles to attack other family members, according to a report.

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  May 23, 2021

  Pentecost Sunday kicks off 33-day challenge to pray for Gospel-destitute areas of the world

  Pastors David Platt and Francis Chan have joined a collective of more than 50 Christian ministries in launching a 33-day prayer challenge on Sunday, the Day of Pentecost, to raise awareness for the one-third of the world’s population that is still without access to the Bible, the church and other believers.

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  May 23, 2021

  How significant is Pentecost for Christians?

  Churches across the United States and elsewhere are observing Pentecost Sunday, referred to as the “birthday of the Church.”

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  May 22, 2021

  New Hampshire Sunday school teacher arrested for not wearing mask at school board meeting

  Police in New Hampshire arrested a Sunday school teacher after she and other parents showed up at a school board meeting without masks to urge the district to lift its mask mandate. 

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  May 22, 2021

  Islamic radicals kill 15 Christians in attack on baptism celebration in Burkina Faso

  Suspected jihadists ambushed a baptism ceremony where they killed 15 Christians in northern Burkina Faso’s Oudalan province near the Mali border, according to a report.

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  May 17, 2021

  Evangelical ministry donates bomb shelters to Israeli communities near Gaza border

  As hostilities between Israel and armed groups in the Gaza Strip continue, the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem has donated nine portable bomb shelters to protect communities near the Gaza border.

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  May 17, 2021

  Turkish church attacked, desecrated in village where priest’s parents were kidnapped

  A Turkish church in the same village where the parents of a Catholic Chaldean priest were abducted last year has been attacked and desecrated, according to a report.

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  May 16, 2021

  Hundreds attend prayer vigil after Jesus statue toppled, American flag burned at NYC church

  A Catholic church in New York City received support and solidarity from the community as hundreds of people came to attend a prayer vigil in response to what appears to be a hate crime involving the toppling of a statue of Jesus and the burning of an American flag outside the parish.

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  May 16, 2021

  Evangelical churches hold global prayer for peace in response to Israel-Palestinian conflict

  Responding to calls by evangelical leaders to designate this Sunday as a Global Day of Prayer for Peace and Security in the Middle East, many churches across the United States are praying for peace in Israel as a week of violence in the region is being described as the worst since 2014.