Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 9, 2023

  China prosecutes house church leaders as criminal ‘clique’

  Leaders of Linfen Covenant House Church in China’s Shanxi Province have been indicted on charges of forming a “criminal group” and acquiring “illegal income” approximating 780,000 yuan (about $108,000), the church has announced.

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  Jul 8, 2023

  Parent wins back job after voicing objection to school’s gender ideology lessons

  A Christian parent governor at a local primary school in the United Kingdom has won back her position after being dismissed for voicing her concerns about the school's trans-affirming sex education policy as the High Court ruled in her favor and reinstated her to the governing body.

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  Jul 6, 2023

  Young tribal Christian beheaded; India’s top court demands report from Manipur gov't

  India's Supreme Court has called for an update on the law-and-order situation in the northeastern state of Manipur even as a tribal Christian was beheaded, and three others were shot dead in the region amid ongoing communal violence that began over two months ago.

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  Jul 5, 2023

  China arrests pastor, Christians for ‘illegal business practices’; church says 'they are innocent'

  Chinese public security forces stormed and disrupted an education center of the Shengjia Church community and arrested Pastor Deng Yanxiang and three coworkers, now formally accused of "illegal business operations," the U.S.-based group ChinaAid reports.

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  Jul 3, 2023

  Church of England seeks to regain power to defrock priests, bishops

  The Church of England is considering reviving its power to defrock priests, bishops, and even archbishops found guilty of serious misconduct or abuse, according to papers submitted to the General Synod, the denomination's legislative body.

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  Jul 3, 2023

  Gunmen kill pastor, abduct 7 worshipers in Nigerian church attack

  In a pre-dawn attack on a church vigil, unidentified gunmen stormed a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in southwest Nigeria's Ogun State, leaving the pastor dead and abducting seven worshippers.

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  Jul 3, 2023

  SWBTS student advances to next phase of competition on ‘America’s Got Talent’

  Lachune Boyd, a talented Master of Music student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has seized the spotlight on “America’s Got Talent.” Boyd, specializing in voice, received a standing ovation and glowing reviews from the competition’s four judges during her audition.

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  Jul 3, 2023

  China: Authorities double fines for pastor and wife: ‘Thank God for allowing us to have a part in His affliction’

  Chinese authorities have doubled a previously imposed fine on Pastor Yang Xibo and his wife Wang Xiaofei, leaders of the Xunsiding Church, which is the largest house church in Xiamen, known for its hundred-year heritage. The couple, now facing a combined fine of 400,000 yuan (roughly $55,100), are being penalized for organizing religious activities.

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  Jul 2, 2023

  Church of England proposal seeks to rent out poorly attended churches, wait for "future growth'

  To combat dwindling congregations and a significant drop in regular worship, the Church of England has proposed a plan to rent out underused parish churches instead of selling them, allowing them to “lie fallow” with the potential for future reopening.

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  Jul 1, 2023

  Texas-based Christian ministry provides clean water to residents living near polluted river in Kenya

  Amid the endless rows of tightly packed shanties lining the outskirts of Athi River, a city with an ancient lineage situated about 20 miles from Nairobi, the U.S.-based Christian non-profit organization Bucket Ministry is bringing the gift of clean, safe drinking water to residents who have long struggled with unsafe water sources.