Anugrah Kumar

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  Apr 26, 2020

  David Platt’s ‘Secret Church’ simulcast comes under cyberattack

  Many participants were unable to log in to watch megachurch pastor and bestselling author David Platt’s “Secret Church,” an online event to express solidarity with and pray for persecuted underground Asian house-churches, due to a suspected cyberattack.

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  Apr 26, 2020

  Where is Kim Jong Un? Speculation mounts about his whereabouts, health

  Absent from important national events, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is believed to be undergoing medical treatment by a team of doctors from China which has limited his public appearances, according to reports, which are being closely monitored by the White House.

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  Apr 26, 2020

  Pentecostal Church can worship freely without fear of being shut down, judge says

  A federal judge has affirmed the right of a Pentecostal church in Mississippi to worship without fear of being shut down again or threatened by local police, allowing the congregation to hold “drive-in service” services beginning Sunday.

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  Apr 26, 2020

  Churches nationwide make plans for soft reopening with fewer attendees, sanitation stations

  After holding online-only services for weeks due to mandatory social distancing rules, many churches around the nation are planning to reopen while taking all precautions needed to check the spread of the coronavirus, according to reports.

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  Apr 25, 2020

  Pastor sues Va. Gov. Ralph Northam after facing fine, jail for holding 16-person church service

  A Virginia pastor, who was served a summons for holding a service for 16 people on Palm Sunday, and his church have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Ralph Northam for issuing executive orders banning religious gatherings with more than 10 people, saying it violated the Virginia Constitution.

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  Apr 25, 2020

  Trump signs $484 billion coronavirus relief bill into law

  President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $484 billion bill to provide additional funding to a small business lending program and to aid hospitals reeling under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and expansion of coronavirus testing as the death toll from the disease in the United States has crossed 50,000.

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  Apr 20, 2020

  COVID-19 makes life harder for hundreds of thousands of Africa’s persecuted Christians

  As the COVID-19 outbreak begins in sub-Saharan Africa, hundreds of thousands of Christian believers, who are already persecuted for their faith, are now also bearing the brunt of the restrictions being imposed in the region to fight the pandemic, according to Open Doors USA.

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  Apr 20, 2020

  Is the pandemic God’s judgment? America has 10 reasons to think so, argues theologian

  An individual illness is a trial, but a worldwide pandemic is of a different order and could be God’s judgment, especially as reasons abound why He would test or judge the world, particularly America, writes a theologian.

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  Apr 20, 2020

  Pastor Rick Warren launches quarantine SHAKE video for kids

  Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren launched a video called The Quarantine Shake to help children learn the Centers for Disease Control’s five recommendations to protect themselves from the COVID-19 infection.

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  Apr 20, 2020

  Opening churches, stores a priority for Americans, poll says

  A new survey shows that Americans want gathering in homes and churches to be allowed right away when the lockdown ends.