Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 3, 2020

  Pastor Darrin Patrick’s death ruled a suicide

  Pastor Darrin Patrick, a pastor at the South Carolina-based Seacoast Church, died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to an autopsy report.

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  Jun 29, 2020

  $25K rewards offered to find killers of slain 1-y-o and 3-y-o killed in Chicago

  After a 1-year-old child was shot and killed during a shooting spree in Chicago that left dozens wounded and at least 18 dead over the weekend, a $25,000 reward has been announced for anyone who gives information leading to an arrest in the case.

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  Jun 29, 2020

  Anglican head wants churches to remove statues linked to slavery, reconsider image of white Jesus

  As Britain is examining its links with slavery in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S., the Archbishop of Canterbury wants all statues and memorials in churches and cathedrals that are linked to the slave trade to come down, a call that some clergy believe goes against the Christian teaching that all are sinners.

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  Jun 29, 2020

  China releases Liu Xianbin after 10-year prison sentence, detains his supporters

  Chinese human rights activist Liu Xianbin, who spent 10 years in jail for writing for overseas dissident publications, had to walk for 12 hours to reach his home to be reunited with his wife following his release this past weekend.

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  Jun 28, 2020

  ELCA distributes LGBTQIA+ handbook on ‘sexual orientation,’ ‘gender identity’ to churches

  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which was recently criticized for addressing God as “Mother” instead of Father, has now published a handbook on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression to “deepen and expand” its welcome of LGBT members.

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  Jun 28, 2020

  Pence at First Baptist Dallas: America’s foundation is freedom, freedom’s foundation is faith

  Vice President Mike Pence was the special guest speaker at the annual “Celebrate Freedom Sunday” at First Baptist Dallas, where he told congregants that Christians need to hold fast to freedom and faith in “these challenging times.”

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  Jun 28, 2020

  Christian app launches world’s first artificial intelligence audio Bible

  The makers of the Christian meditation app Soultime have announced the development and release of the world’s first-ever audio version of the Bible read in its entirety by an artificial intelligence voice amounting to 100 hours of audible scripture.

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  Jun 28, 2020

  Pastor dragged, beaten by 150-strong mob while praying for sick

  In one of the eight attacks on Christians since the COVID-19 lockdown was partially lifted in India a fortnight ago, a mob of about 150 people in the southern state of Telangana dragged a pastor into the street and beat him while he was praying for a sick person.

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  Jun 27, 2020

  Texas Supreme Court awards father full custody of daughter in landmark parental rights case

  Setting a significant precedent for future parental rights cases in Texas, the state Supreme Court on Friday awarded a father full custody of his 5-year-old daughter, reversing a district court's decision of joint custody with a man who's unrelated to the child.

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  Jun 27, 2020

  Bethel Music’s Sean Feucht calls out Instagram, Twitter for censoring Bible verses, worship videos

  Worship leader and songwriter Sean Feucht has called out Twitter and Instagram for censoring posts containing praise and worship videos, and for shutting down an account of Bethel Church's senior leader Beni Johnson for sharing Bible verses.