Anugrah Kumar

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  Oct 6, 2020

  Church groups in UK call for ‘jubilee fund’ to pay off coronavirus debt of low-income families

  Churches in the United Kingdom are urging their government to help pay off or cancel debts for low-income families struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Oct 5, 2020

  Amnesty: UK gov't violated human rights of care home residents during COVID-19

  Over 18,562 residents of care homes in England died with COVID-19 in a little more than three months and many of these deaths could be due to the U.K. government’s pandemic policies, which violated the human rights of vulnerable older people, says a report by Amnesty International.

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  Oct 5, 2020

  Satanic Temple sues ad firm over refusal to display abortion ‘ritual’ billboards

  The Satanic Temple has filed a lawsuit against an advertising company for refusing to display billboards promoting abortion as a sacred “religious ritual” that "averts many state restrictions." 

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  Oct 5, 2020

  Online prayers held for Trump amid COVID-19 treatment: We know prayer works

  Christian leaders across the nation prayed for President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, who are being treated for COVID-19, during an online “Call to Prayer” event hosted by Trump’s campaign team Sunday evening.

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  Oct 5, 2020

  Church elder, family suffer daily harassment by officials in China

  The communist government of China is harassing and keeping an eye on Li Yingqiang, an elder of the persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church in Sichuan province, since he returned with his family last month to “experience the hardship and grace together with his fellow brothers and sisters.”

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  Oct 4, 2020

  Florida pastor, wife found murdered in Haiti after returning to work in missions 

  A Florida-based Haitian pastor and his wife, who had returned to the island as missionaries to build a church and an orphanage about a month ago, have been found dead. Police say it was a home invasion-style robbery by an armed gang.

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  Oct 4, 2020

  DOJ backs Capitol Hill Baptist over DC mayor’s worship restrictions

  The Department of Justice is backing Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., in its lawsuit against Mayor Murriel Bowser for unfairly applying a ban on outdoor church services of more than 100 people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Oct 3, 2020

  Christian groups say 15K cap on refugee resettlement for 2021 is 'unconscionable'

  Evangelical Christian leaders are expressing concerns over the Trump administration’s plan to reduce the number of refugees allowed to enter the United States to 15,000 next year.

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  Oct 3, 2020

  Atheists sue Alabama over ‘so help me God’ voter registration oath

  The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s Secretary of State John H. Merrill claiming that the state’s voter registration form is unconstitutional because it includes an oath that says “so help me God.”

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  Oct 3, 2020

  China threatens land confiscation, financial penalties for Christian converts

  Communist authorities in southwestern China’s Yunnan province sent a notice to a village warning that any resident who converts to Christianity will face financial penalties or even the confiscation of their land.