Anugrah Kumar

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  Aug 27, 2017

  US Pastor Andrew Brunson Faces New Charges of Attempting to Overthrow Turkish Gov't

  A Christian pastor from North Carolina, who was imprisoned in Turkey on a false terrorism charge because of his Christian faith, now faces four new charges, including espionage, according to reports.

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  Aug 26, 2017

  How Can Parents Teach Their Children to Embrace a Biblical View of Racial Unity?

  Weeks after a white nationalist rally erupted in violence in Virginia, a panel of experts and pastors spoke at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's national conference on the topic of how parents can teach their children to hold biblical views on racial unity.

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  Aug 26, 2017

  Canada Issues Third Sex 'X' Gender Neutral Passports

  Canada has announced that it will be issuing gender neutral passports and other government documents to citizens who identify as being neither male nor female or gender fluid by marking government documents with an "X" in an effort to "support LGBTQ2 rights" and advance its "agenda on gender equality, diversity and inclusion."

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  Aug 26, 2017

  Hurricane Harvey: Catastrophic Flooding Feared in Texas After Landfall

  Hurricane Harvey, being described as the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade, made landfall near Rockport, Texas, with winds of 130 mph on Friday night, and the National Hurricane Center warns it could lead to "catastrophic flooding" in parts of the state.

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  Aug 12, 2017

  Russia's Crackdown on Evangelism Leads to Prosecution of Mostly Christians 1 Year After 'Anti-Missionary' Law

  Evangelical Protestants make up the majority of the 181 cases prosecuted by Russian authorities under the country's notorious "anti-missionary" laws, which came into force last July, according to a report.

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  Aug 12, 2017

  Christian Persecution in India Hits Record High in First Half of 2017

  As many as 410 incidents of attacks, harassment and threats on Christians were reported in India in the first six months of 2017, the highest ever since the country's independence, according to figures compiled by partners of Open Doors. Attackers are generally from or influenced by groups associated with the governing Hindu nationalist party.

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  Aug 7, 2017

  Sweden Tells Iranian Christian Woman Fearing Deportation It's Her 'Problem She Decided to Become Christian'

  An Iranian actress, who moved to Sweden after her conversion from Islam to Christianity following a vision of Jesus in her dream, is now facing deportation and has been told by Swedish authorities "it's not our problem if you decided to become a Christian" even if the refusal of asylum results in rape, torture or death.

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  Aug 7, 2017

  Nikki Haley Warns North Korea Trump Isn't 'Playing Around'

  The day after the U.N. Security Council slapped new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Pyongyang should realize "we are not playing anymore."

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  Aug 7, 2017

  1 in 10 Protestant Churches Has Had Money Stolen: Survey

  About one in 10 Protestant churches has had someone embezzle funds, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research, which says it could be due to churches' reliance on volunteers to handle their finances.

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  Aug 7, 2017

  ISIS Secret Unit Training Jihadists to Strike Targets in the West

  A secretive unit of Islamic State has been training British fighters to carry out terror attacks in the United Kingdom, according to a report, which says the same unit had trained the jihadists behind the Paris and Brussels attacks.