Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 27, 2025

  Richmond Road Baptist Church pastor’s son says he was wrongfully arrested day of church shooting

  The son of a longtime pastor at Richmond Road Baptist Church in Kentucky says he was wrongfully arrested on the day of a mass shooting that left two of his family members dead and two others injured. He was charged with menacing while trying to learn whether his father had survived.

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  Jul 26, 2025

  'Beloved pillar of our community': ICE arrests Maryland pastor who overstayed his visa 24 years ago

  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a pastor living in Maryland for over two decades for overstaying his visa. He was transferred to a federal detention facility in Louisiana, where he awaits an immigration hearing.

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  Jul 22, 2025

  Evangelical pastor, family massacred by terrorists in Syria; at least 20 dead

  An Evangelical pastor and roughly 20 of his family members were killed over the weekend in Syria in what church officials described as a targeted massacre.

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  Jul 21, 2025

  Man indicted for gruesome crucifixion-style murder of beloved pastor

  A man has been indicted for killing a pastor in a brutal attack that authorities say was part of a larger plot targeting Christian leaders across the country. The accused allegedly believed he was carrying out executions in accordance with Old Testament law.

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  Jul 21, 2025

  Pentecostal church forces London authorities to overturn street preaching ban

  A church in west London has successfully forced local authorities to reverse a ban that restricted street preaching, leaflet distribution and public displays of religious messages. The decision follows a legal challenge that argued the rules were unlawful and infringed on fundamental rights.

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  Jul 21, 2025

  Christianity faces being ‘wiped out,’ UK’s FoRB envoy warns amid intensifying persecution

  Christianity is at risk of being “wiped out” in parts of the world due to intensifying persecution, the United Kingdom’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, David Smith, has warned. The British government is now targeting 10 countries as part of its revised foreign policy focus to defend this human right.

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  Jul 20, 2025

  Mike Huckabee rebukes attackers of Christian church, village: ‘Crime against humanity and God’

  U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned recent attacks on a Christian village and its historic church in the West Bank, calling them “a crime against humanity and God.” His statement came after visiting the site of the arson and ongoing harassment.

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  Jul 19, 2025

  Nurse cleared of gross misconduct for complaining about man in women's changing room

  A nurse in Scotland who was suspended after raising concerns about women being forced to share the women's changing room with a male doctor who identified as transgender has been cleared of gross misconduct. The internal investigation by her employer concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations made against her.

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  Jul 19, 2025

  Republican members of Congress condemn persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority nations

  Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced a joint resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in countries where Muslims form the majority. The resolution urges the U.S. government to make religious freedom a central focus of its foreign policy and diplomatic efforts.

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  Jul 16, 2025

  Tanzania shuts down church after pastor’s human rights criticism

  Tanzania’s government has shut down a prominent church after its founder and pastor, a ruling party lawmaker, denounced ongoing human rights violations in a sermon. The move came less than a day after the sermon and has sparked widespread concern about religious freedom and political dissent ahead of the country’s October elections.