Anugrah Kumar

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  Sep 21, 2020

  David Platt calls for prayers as pastors struggle more than ever during pandemic

  Megachurch pastor and popular author David Platt will hold a special night of prayer for pastors this week as some church leaders he’s spoken with during the COVID-19 pandemic have told him they are struggling more than ever. 

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  Sep 21, 2020

  Mike Pompeo at megachurch: Don't hide your light, America should keep faith in public square

  Speaking at the Prestonwood Baptist Church in Texas on Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed America’s responsibility to model Christian behavior and to be a light unto the world amid pressure from critics who say faith must be kept out of the public square.

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  Sep 20, 2020

  Ohio law bars closing churches, changing election dates

  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that restricts local and state officials from closing churches or other houses of worship and from changing election dates.

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  Sep 20, 2020

  Deadly ricin mailed to Pres. Trump at White House, authorities in Texas

  Officials have detected ricin, a deadly poison found in castor beans, in an envelope that was sent, apparently from Canada, to President Donald Trump.

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  Sep 20, 2020

  Calif. pastor moves worship outdoors after county fines church $112K for indoor services

  The pastor of a 3,000-seat California church said he will stop fighting Santa Clara County and hold services in the church parking lot as per local COVID-19 guidelines after fines rose to over $112,000. The county said it will not forgive the fines.

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  Sep 19, 2020

  City drops charges against pastor fined $800 for holding worship services

  The city of Niles, Illinois, has dropped all four “disorderly conduct” citations against Romanian Pastor Daniel Chiu who had been ordered to pay a fine of $800 for holding morning and evening worship services on two consecutive Sundays.

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  Sep 19, 2020

  Church leader urges suspect who killed pastor in hit-and-run to 'turn yourself in' 

  As an evangelical congregation in Florida grieves the loss of their pastor who was struck by a vehicle and killed this week, the church’s senior pastor is urging the driver, who drove away after hitting the pastor, to “turn yourself in.” 

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  Sep 19, 2020

  Church sparks outrage for depicting Jesus as trans with beard and breasts in a dress

  In an ad meant to encourage children to attend Sunday school, the National Church of Iceland featured a bearded Jesus ...

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  Sep 19, 2020

  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87; McConnell says Trump nominee will get Senate vote

  Christian and conservative leaders offered prayers for the family of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal icon and champion of women’s rights who died Friday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will vote on Trump's nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court amid reports that she wished “not to be replaced until a new president is installed.”

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  Sep 14, 2020

  China: House church preacher, wife face charges for homeschooling children

  A court in China’s southern Fujian province has summoned a house church preacher and his wife for not sending his children to public school and homeschooling them, according to a watchdog.