Anugrah Kumar

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  Feb 15, 2020

  Police catch fugitive fake nun hiding in convents to evade prison

  A 47-year-old Italian woman who disguised herself as a Catholic nun and had been hiding out in convents to evade arrest for two years was finally arrested by police in northern Italy, according to reports.

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  Feb 15, 2020

  China appoints new Hong Kong chief known for persecuting Christians

  China has appointed a hardliner, who is known for removing hundreds of crosses from churches in the eastern province of Zhejiang, to take charge of its office overseeing matters in Hong Kong.

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  Feb 15, 2020

  Mainline Protestant pastors driving support for same-sex marriage: LifeWay study

  A majority of Protestant pastors in the United States still disapprove of same-sex relationships, but the overall approval has grown largely due to mainline pastors, a new study by LifeWay Research reveals.

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  Feb 11, 2020

  Many leaders, members admit PCUSA not equipped to address mental health issues

  A large study conducted by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has indicated that nearly half of its leaders, ministers and members believe the denomination is not equipped to welcome people with mental health concerns into the daily life of the church.

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  Feb 10, 2020

  Starbucks launches transgender charity campaign

  Starbucks has started a new advertising campaign, #whatsyourname, in the United Kingdom in partnership with Mermaids, a U.K.-based group that pushes trans-ideology. The group is headed by Susie Green, who gained notoriety for taking her 16-year-old son, who identifies as a girl, to Thailand to be castrated. 

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  Feb 10, 2020

  Jennifer Lopez tells critics Super Bowl halftime wasn’t too sexy but a 'celebration of women'

  Latin pop artist Jennifer Lopez responded to critics who felt that her Super Bowl halftime show with Shakira was “too sexy,” saying the criticism is “silliness” and contending that the performance was “a celebration of women."

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  Feb 10, 2020

  Swiss voters support including sexual orientation in hate crimes law

  Voters in Switzerland approved on Sunday a proposal to include sexual orientation in the existing criminal law against hate crimes. Evangelicals have warned that it will conflict with freedom of expression.

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  Feb 9, 2020

  Postal worker says his rescue of toddler was ‘God-ordained’

  A U.S. Postal Service employee in Maryland, who saved the life of a missing 2-year-old boy walking barefoot along a highway, said he’s not a hero and that God ordained that he be there at that time.

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  Feb 9, 2020

  Nancy Pelosi leaves out Christians when naming persecuted religious minorities

  When Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic, spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., last week, she prayed for the persecuted, listing religious persecution around the world, but did not specifically mention Christians.

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  Feb 9, 2020

  Church leaders raise concerns over Christianity’s future in Iraq

  The Islamic State has been defeated and bombings and kidnappings have also decreased, but Iraq’s Christians still don’t find the cradle of Christianity livable and continue to leave the country that has now become a land of militias, causing concerns among church leaders.