Anugrah Kumar

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  Feb 21, 2023

  Another powerful earthquake kills at least 8 in Turkey and Syria

  Another earthquake struck Turkey’s Hatay province near the Syrian border killing at least eight people and injuring hundreds of others on Monday night, about a fortnight after a massive tremor killed over 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Christian groups are in the area to provide relief.

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  Feb 20, 2023

  Asbury University revival moving to new sites to accommodate people arriving from around the world

  Asbury University, which has been the site of continual worship and prayer on campus for weeks and drawing tens of thousands of people to experience what God is doing, will move its non-stop prayer services off-campus due to concerns about overcrowding in the town.

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  Feb 20, 2023

  Personhood rights extend to unborn baby killed in pregnant mom's murder: Mass. Supreme Court

  The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a fetus killed as a result of the homicide of a pregnant person is entitled to personhood rights.

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  Feb 20, 2023

  Death of bishop known as a ‘peacemaker’ is being investigated as a murder

  A California bishop, known for his peacemaking efforts and work with low-income and immigrant communities, has been found dead with a gunshot wound to the upper body. His death is being investigated as a homicide.

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  Feb 20, 2023

  Teacher says she was fired for refusing to allow 'male genitals' in girls’ locker room, lie to parents

  A California teacher says a school district terminated her from her job for refusing to hide students’ confusion about their sexual identities from their parents and was discriminated against for her Christian beliefs.

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  Feb 20, 2023

  China ‘escalated persecution’ against Christian churches in 2022, watchdog warns

  The Chinese Communist Party intensified persecution of churches and Christians across mainland China leading up to the 20th Party Congress in 2022, with more house church leaders facing "fraud" charges and stricter censorship of online religious content, a human rights watchdog organization reports. 

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  Feb 19, 2023

  Court denies bail for missionary pilot, 2 MAF volunteers imprisoned in Mozambique

  A court in Mozambique has denied bail for Ryan Koher, a pilot for the U.S.-based ministry Mission Aviation Fellowship and two of the organization's South African volunteers who were arrested more than four months ago, allegedly on suspicion of supporting insurgent activity. The ministry says the pilot has “peace from God and is committed to His will.”

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  Feb 19, 2023

  6 Egyptian Christians released by criminal gang after being abducted, held for ransom in Libya

  Six Egyptian Christians kidnapped by a criminal gang in western Libya for ransom earlier this month have been released, Egypt’s foreign ministry said Friday.

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  Feb 18, 2023

  Queer Disney actor baptized while visiting Bethel Church, declares Jesus his 'Lord and Savior'

  Joshua Bassett, an openly queer actor and singer from Disney's "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series," was baptized at Bethel Church, a charismatic megachurch in Redding, California, that teaches homosexuality is sinful. 

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  Feb 17, 2023

  Pamela Anderson says she wanted to be a nun: ‘I don’t know what happened’

  Pamela Anderson, the former Playboy Playmate and "Baywatch" star, recently revealed on a talk show that her original professional ambition as a child was to become a nun.