Anugrah Kumar

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  Mar 6, 2021

  30 arrested, 1 child rescued in Texas ‘Operation Cupid’ human trafficking sting

  Authorities in Texas have arrested at least 30 people intending to buy sex and rescued a child over three days as part of an undercover human trafficking investigation called “Operation Cupid” in Fort Bend County.

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  Mar 6, 2021

  Roman Orthodox Church rejects demands for baptism changes after infant's death

  The leadership of the Romanian Orthodox Church has decided not to change its ancient practice of full-immersion baptism of babies despite public outrage that followed the recent death of an infant during christening.

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  Mar 5, 2021

  Pope Francis declares Iraq visit ‘pilgrimage of peace,’ bringing focus to dwindling Christian population after ISIS

  Pope Francis described his first visit to war-torn Iraq amid a raging pandemic and security concerns as a “pilgrimage of peace,” bringing focus on that country’s dwindling Christian population that suffered mass killings by the Islamic State terror group and a mass exodus.

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  Mar 2, 2021

  Venezuelan Christians forced to eat pages of the Bible, have 'crosses' etched into their bodies

  At least four Christian men recently suffered serious injuries after they were stabbed, forced to eat pages of the Bible, and had “crosses” etched into their skin by eight hooded men, according to a persecution watchdog organization.

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  Mar 1, 2021

  Amazon stops streaming Clarence Thomas documentary during Black History Month

  Amazon has stopped streaming a critically acclaimed PBS documentary on Justice Clarence Thomas, the only black justice currently serving on the U.S. Supreme Court, during Black History Month.

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  Mar 1, 2021

  ISWAP terrorists threaten to execute Nigerian pastor if ransom is not paid in 1 week

  A faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria aligned with the Islamic State has released a video in which a Christian pastor says he will be killed if the ransom is not paid by Wednesday, pleading with the government and the Christian Association of Nigeria for help.

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  Feb 28, 2021

  Tigray survivors share horrors of mass killings as Sunday school kids are among thousands dead

  It is now believed that thousands, not just hundreds, of civilians, including priests and Sunday school children, were killed in the war-torn and predominantly-Christian region of Tigray in northern Ethiopia since last November as survivors have described the brutal killings they witnessed.

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  Feb 28, 2021

  Pastor of Belarus church evicted in police raid: 'We are praying for great revival' amid persecution

  About a week after police evicted his congregation from its church building, the pastor of New Life Church in the capital of Belarus says his church is praying for “a great revival” in the eastern European country where violations of religious freedom have increased since last year’s presidential election.

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  Feb 28, 2021

  Supreme Court blocks county’s ban on indoor worship gatherings, calls 9th Circuit ruling 'erroneous'

  The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a California county’s ban on indoor worship services weeks after officials ordered places of worship to remain closed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic even though the high court had weeks earlier lifted a statewide ban on religious gatherings.

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  Feb 28, 2021

  New WEA head details core beliefs of 600 million evangelicals worldwide in inaugural speech

  The World Evangelical Alliance officially handed over its top leadership position to Bishop Thomas Schirrmacher on Saturday, with the new secretary-general and CEO of the global organization of evangelical churches detailing what it means to be evangelical.