Anugrah Kumar

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  Mar 22, 2020

  Mike Pence encourages Americans to pray, keep donating to church

  As churches have made the hard choice of suspending services, churchgoing Americans should continue to send their donations as ministries are playing a vital role in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, Vice President Mike Pence said at a White House press briefing Saturday.

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  Mar 21, 2020

  Church removes pews from sanctuary to give drunken revelers a place to sleep off hangover

  A 17th century church in London replaces its pews with camp beds and invites drunkards from nearby streets to sleep in its premises with the hope that they will sober up. 

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  Mar 21, 2020

  6-year-old girl teaches 2 Timothy 1:7 to brother with autism amid coronavirus scare

  A video clip of a 6-year-old girl teaching a Bible verse, 2 Timothy 1:7, from memory to her 7-year-old brother to calm his fears over the novel coronavirus pandemic is going viral on social media.

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  Mar 21, 2020

  Hallmark Christmas movies are back on as Americans put Christmas lights back up

  As Americans across the country turn their Christmas lights back on during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Hallmark Channel is also back with holiday features in a movie marathon that began this weekend.

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  Mar 17, 2020

  Members of Congress demand India release American pastor Bryan Nerren

  Members of Congress are demanding that India release a Tennessee pastor who continues to be detained in the country even after he resolved a customs case brought against him for allegedly not paying duty on money he brought into the country.

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  Mar 16, 2020

  Indonesia blocks building of Baptist church amid protests

  Local authorities are not allowing a Baptist church in the Central Java province of Indonesia to complete the construction of its house of worship, which has the required permit, due to opposition from Muslim residents in the area, according to a persecution watchdog.

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  Mar 16, 2020

  Have faith, not fear, says Pastor Miles McPherson on coronavirus

  California’s Rock Church went solely online for its Sunday worship services due to the coronavirus scare, and the megachurch’s pastor, Miles McPherson, said in his sermon that carefulness was needed, but with faith and not fear. He also interviewed a health official and two mayors about the pandemic.

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  Mar 15, 2020

  6 ways megachurch pastors are addressing coronavirus from the pulpit on Sunday

  As President Donald Trump has urged that a National Day of Prayer be observed this Sunday to address the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. and health officials have asked not to have any large gatherings, here’s how the pastors of six megachurches are responding to the pandemic.

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  Mar 15, 2020

  2 Christians killed, 1 abducted by al-Shabaab in Kenya

  In yet another assault on Christians in north-eastern Kenya, suspected militants from the Somalia-based al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab killed two people and abducted another in two separate attacks this week.

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  Mar 15, 2020

  Dr. Ben Carson talks power of prayer at coronavirus press briefing

  Backing President Donald Trump’s decision to make Sunday a National Day of Prayer to address the coronavirus outbreak, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson on Saturday underlined the importance of prayer and faith in maintaining America’s greatness.