Anugrah Kumar

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  Sep 12, 2020

  Sudanese official says dropping Christian education was ‘error,’ but church leaders don’t believe it

  The top official of Sudan’s education regulatory body claims he erroneously omitted Christian education on a list he sent to all public schools in August directing them to teach only the subjects on the list. Christian leaders, however, have raised concerns that Christianity won't be taught in school classrooms despite the admission. 

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  Sep 12, 2020

  Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for second time

  A week after U.S.-brokered talks led to the leaders of rival nations Serbia and Kosovo to normalize their economic ties after decades of dispute, a Swedish parliamentarian has nominated President Donald Trump for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize — his second nomination.

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  Sep 7, 2020

  Pastor Tony Evans talks ‘Kingdom voting,' says Church has become bad example of who God is

  Pastor Tony Evans, the longtime pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Texas, launched a new sermon series, titled “Kingdom Voting,” on Sunday, preaching on what God has to say to Christians about how to vote.

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  Sep 7, 2020

  2 Catholic nuns, 60 others remain missing for weeks in Mozambique

  Two Catholic nuns and 60 others who were under their care remain missing since Islamic State group-linked militants seized control of a port city in Mozambique in early August, and the authorities have no answers.

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  Sep 7, 2020

  Christian author Jen Hatmaker files for divorce

  Weeks after posting a message on social media revealing that her family was working through an “unexpected crisis,” Christian author Jen Hatmaker, a mother of five, has filed for divorce from her husband, Brandon.

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  Sep 7, 2020

  500 Ethiopian Christians slaughtered in door-to-door attacks since June: Barnabas Fund

  At least 500 Christians have been killed in an ongoing spate of coordinated door-to-door attacks and thousands of traumatized survivors have fled for their lives over the last two months in southern Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state, including its capital Addis Ababa, according to reports.

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  Sep 6, 2020

  Pastor stabbed defending assault victim calls for prayers for ‘spiritually oppressed’ attacker

  A South Carolina pastor was stabbed with a pair of small scissors on the campus of his church as he sought to save a 61-year-old stranger nearby who was being attacked. He urged prayers for the suspect, calling him “a very disturbed, mentally ill, and spiritually oppressed person.”

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  Sep 6, 2020

  Calif. church appeals governor's ban on Bible studies, in-person worship: 'Church more essential than ever'

  The Pasadena-based Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry have appealed their case regarding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on all in-person worship, including home Bible studies and fellowship with anyone who does not live in the home.

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  Sep 5, 2020

  Half of US Christians say sex is sometimes, always OK in dating relationship

  Half of Christians say sex between consenting adults who are in a committed dating relationship is sometimes or always acceptable, and over half — with the exception of evangelical Protestants — say casual sex is OK, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

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  Sep 5, 2020

  Pakistani Christian man arrested on blasphemy charges after Quran pages found in drain

  Police in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province arrested a Christian man on charges of blasphemy after residents alleged they found pages torn from a Quran inside a drain. While it's unknown how he could have done it, the man is now facing life in prison if found guilty.