Anugrah Kumar

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  Oct 12, 2020

  India: Christians call on NIA to release 83-year-old pastor

  Church groups and civil society leaders in India are protesting against the arrest of an 83-year-old Jesuit priest by the country’s federal counter-terrorism task force on charges of being a Maoist, or extreme Marxist. The Catholic Church in India says he is being punished for protecting the rights of aboriginal people.

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  Oct 12, 2020

  Supreme Court temporarily allows abortion pill by mail despite health risks

  The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily allowed doctors to prescribe the abortion pill without meeting the women who seek it during the COVID-19 pandemic, which means the drug can now be mailed or delivered. Pro-life groups have warned it can be highly risky.

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  Oct 12, 2020

  California pastor fighting $220K in fines for holding in-person worship services

  Pastor Mike McClure of Calvary Chapel San Jose faces a fine of at least $220,000 for holding indoor services since May 31, the day of Pentecost, thanks to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s restrictions on churches during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Oct 12, 2020

  USCIRF on rising violence in Burkina Faso: ‘Epicenter of global crises’

  The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has released a report highlighting rising attacks against houses of worship and religious leaders in Burkina Faso less than two months before the upcoming presidential election in the West African country.

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  Oct 11, 2020

  Ben Carson says HUD is investigating religious discrimination, Bible removal claims at housing complex

  Dr. Ben Carson, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, said the department is investigating a complaint against the owner and manager of senior apartments in Oklahoma for violating the Fair Housing Act by removing Bibles and other religious literature from their common areas.

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  Oct 11, 2020

  New Orleans Archbishop condemns priest’s desecration of altar in ‘demonic’ sex act

  The Archbishop of New Orleans has expressed anger over a Catholic priest’s alleged sex act with two women atop his church’s altar while filming it. The act was “demonic,” says the archbishop, who consecrated a new altar on Saturday.

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  Oct 11, 2020

  Catholics in Britain launch campaign against using ESV Bible at mass

  Some Catholic women in Britain are backing an online petition that urges the Church’s leadership in England and Wales to reverse their decision to use the ESV Bible (Catholic edition) at mass.

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  Oct 11, 2020

  Judge cites scripture in rebuke of Mayor Bowser’s worship restrictions

  A federal judge quoted Hebrews 10:25 as he ruled against Mayor Muriel Bowser’s restriction on outdoor church services of more than 100 people, allowing Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., to resume in-person outdoor services.

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  Oct 10, 2020

  Christian teacher fired over Facebook posts raising concerns over transgender lessons loses appeal

  An employment tribunal in southwest England rejected the appeal of a Christian teacher who said she was harassed, discriminated against and fired over private Facebook posts raising concerns about transgenderism and sex education at her son’s Church of England primary school.

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  Oct 10, 2020

  Priest among hostages released by al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group in Mali

  An alliance of Islamist militant groups with links to al-Qaeda in the West African country Mali released four hostages, including an Italian Catholic priest, who had been held captive for years, according to reports.