Anugrah Kumar

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  Jan 3, 2021

  Longtime Alabama pastor, wife die 2 weeks apart from COVID-19

  A graveside service was held for an Alabama pastor who served his congregation for more than 40 years before he died from COVID-19, and his wife, who had succumbed to the novel coronavirus two weeks earlier.

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  Jan 3, 2021

  Pakistani man who kidnapped, raped 13-y-o Christian girl is released on bail

  A court in Pakistan has released on bail a Muslim man who abducted, raped and forced a 13-year-old Christian girl into an Islamic “marriage,” based on his argument that the girl had attained puberty.

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  Jan 2, 2021

  Pastor Ed Young catches great white shark, fulfilling dream of a lifetime

  Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, fulfilled a 50-year dream last week when he caught a great white shark weighing nearly 2,000 pounds. 

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  Jan 2, 2021

  Trump signs executive order to provide scholarships for in-person education options during pandemic

  As many schools remain shut due to COVID-19, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order providing scholarship funding to students for in-person learning through homeschooling and learning pods, among other such alternative means, amid the pandemic.

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  Jan 2, 2021

  Chinese officials raid home Bible study, detain preacher and 5 worshipers

  Officials in China’s Taiyuan city raided a house church, confiscated Christian books, and detained the preacher and five members during a Bible study, according to a report.

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  Dec 29, 2020

  Ministry raises $1M with virtual Christmas concert to reach the unreached

  A ministry raised over $1 million with its annual Christmas concert, which was virtual for the first time, to support five Christian organizations that help share the Gospel with over three billion people who haven’t heard it.

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  Dec 28, 2020

  Norway’s Methodist Church apologizes to LGBT community for 'condemning attitudes'

  Approved by its leadership, the Norwegian Methodist Church recently published a statement apologizing for the denomination’s “attitudes and actions” that may have hurt the LGBT community.

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  Dec 28, 2020

  Filming of ‘God’s Not Dead 4’ to start in January

  David A.R. White, a founding partner of the Christian film studio Pure Flix Entertainment, has announced that the third sequel to the faith-based film “God’s Not Dead” will start filming in Oklahoma in January.

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  Dec 28, 2020

  Sudan arrests 9 Muslim extremists tied to church burnings, threats against churchgoers

  Police in Sudan have arrested nine men in connection with a series of arson attacks on church property and for threatening churchgoers in the Dar El-Salam area of Omdurman in the capital, Khartoum, according to a report.

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  Dec 27, 2020

  Christians in Baghdad celebrate Christmas 10 years after al-Qaida massacre

  A church in Iraq’s capital of Baghdad that witnessed the massacre of dozens of worshipers by al-Qaida gunmen in 2010 celebrated Christmas in their place of worship for the first time in 10 years, with their faith still intact.