Anugrah Kumar

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  Jun 2, 2020

  China shut down 48 churches after lifting lockdown

  After easing the COVID-19 lockdown, the communist government of China has intensified its crackdown on state-controlled churches, removing crosses from their rooftops and closing them down in the southeastern province of Jiangxi, according to a report.

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  Jun 1, 2020

  Minn. megachurch pastors offer biblical response to George Floyd’s death

  The lead pastor of the Minnesota-based Crossroads Church called racism “the elephant in the living room in America right now.”

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  Jun 1, 2020

  Christians being denied food aid during COVID-19 pandemic

  As the world goes through food security and financial crises due to the coronavirus pandemic, disadvantaged Christian communities in Asia, especially in Vietnam and Pakistan, are being hit the hardest as government and aid agencies discriminate against them due to their faith, according to reports.

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  May 31, 2020

  US riots update: Trump says George Floyd’s memory is being dishonored

  As protests spread across the United States over the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, President Donald Trump said he supports the right of peaceful protests, but opposed the ongoing violence and vandalism which dishonors Floyd’s memory.

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  May 31, 2020

  Christian Association of Nigeria demands release of kidnapped Bishop Joseph Masin

  The Christian Association of Nigeria is calling on the country’s government to secure the release of its chairman of the Nasarawa State unit, Bishop Joseph Masin, who was kidnapped from his house by gunmen last week.

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  May 31, 2020

  California churches detail Sunday reopening plans; Rick Warren says Saddleback will wait

  Pastor Greg Laurie’s Harvest Church and many other California’s megachurches are reopening on Pentecost Sunday with detailed plans to keep their congregations safe from COVID-19. But others, including Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, say they will wait for conditions to improve before resuming large gatherings.

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  May 31, 2020

  NAE calls on Christians to pause, mourn 100,000 COVID-19 deaths in US

  The National Association of Evangelicals is calling on Christians and churches to pause and lament the death of more than 100,000 Americans from COVID-19 on Pentecost Sunday.

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  May 30, 2020

  Minn. gov. issues 'full mobilization' of National Guard, says violent rioters are 'attacking civil society'

  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday that the National Guard would be fully mobilized after another night of violent protests erupted in Minneapolis and St. Paul. "The situation in Minnesota is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd. It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cites," Walz said

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  May 30, 2020

  Supreme Court rejects Calif. church’s request to lift limits on in-person services ahead of Pentecost Sunday

  In a late-night 5-4 decision Friday, the Supreme Court rejected a California church’s request to set aside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently issued public-health guidelines that allow congregations to meet in person but limits attendance to 25% of the building’s capacity, with a maximum of 100 attendees.

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  May 25, 2020

  Mike Pompeo tells Greg Laurie he depends on God to help him protect Americans; pastor talks End Times

  In an interview with Pastor Greg Laurie, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he reads two books each morning — the Bible and the day's intelligence report.