Anugrah Kumar

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  Apr 17, 2023

  Al Mohler family requests prayers after blood clots found in lungs

  Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been hospitalized and is undergoing treatment for blood clots in both lungs, according to the seminary, which says his condition is improving.

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  Apr 15, 2023

  Biden DOJ doesn't recommend jail time for trans-identified vandal who assaulted church employee

  The U.S. Justice Department doesn't recommend jail time for a trans-identified individual who admitted to vandalizing the St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue, Washington, and assaulting a church employee.

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  Apr 15, 2023

  Supreme Court temporarily allows Biden admin. to halt abortion pill safeguards

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily lifted tighter restrictions on the abortion pill, allowing itself more time to review lower court decisions temporarily blocking the distribution of the drug by mail in response to the Biden administration removing longstanding safety protections.

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  Apr 15, 2023

  Over 5,000 Nigerian Christians killed in 2022, NGO estimates

  At least 5,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria in 2022 and over 1,000 were killed in the first three months of 2023, according to estimates released this week by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety).

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  Apr 13, 2023

  Myanmar sentences Baptist pastor to 6 years in prison after speaking out against atrocities

  A court in Myanmar has sentenced the former president of the Kachin Baptist Convention Hkalam Samson, who was arrested and detained by the country's junta in December, to six years in prison despite calls from the United States government for his release. 

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  Apr 10, 2023

  Evangelical leaders pray for God’s intercession after Trump indictment: ‘Demonic situation’

  In response to the nearly three dozen counts of "falsifying business records in the first degree" filed against former President Donald Trump in Manhattan, several Evangelical leaders joined a prayer call last week in which one leader called the situation "demonic."

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  Apr 10, 2023

  China unilaterally appoints bishop to Shanghai in violation of Catholic Church agreement: Vatican

  Chinese authorities have appointed a new bishop to the largest Roman Catholic diocese in China in violation of a bilateral agreement between the Holy See and China, the Vatican says.  

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  Apr 10, 2023

  Idaho becomes first state to ban abortion trafficking

  Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law making it illegal for an adult to help an underage girl obtain an abortion without consent from a parent or guardian.

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  Apr 10, 2023

  Narendra Modi attends church service on Easter; Christians say, ‘But what about persecution?’

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a rare visit to a Catholic church in New Delhi on Easter Sunday, greeting priests and worshipers in an apparent move to court Christian voters for his otherwise Hindu nationalist party, whose allies are known for attacking the minority community.

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  Apr 9, 2023

  Katy Perry wears ‘Mama’ cap after she's accused of ‘mom-shamming’ contestant on 'American Idol'

  Pop superstar and “American Idol” judge Katy Perry was spotted donning a grey and white “Mama” cap this week in California, weeks after she was severely criticized for “mom-shaming” following her comments toward contestant Sara Beth Liebe, a mother of three.