Anugrah Kumar

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  Nov 27, 2022

  USCIRF warns of threat to Christians in northwestern Syria

  There’s a threat to the property, safety and existence of religious minority groups, including Christians, in northwestern Syria under the de facto governance of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, a former al-Qaeda affiliate and U.S.-designated terrorist group, says the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in a new report. 

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  Nov 26, 2022

  Woman loses appeal to stop killing of babies with Down syndrome, cleft-lip or club foot

  A woman with Down syndrome has lost her appeal to stop killing babies diagnosed with this condition, cleft lip or club foot in-utero under the disability clause in abortion laws, which she said were discriminatory and stigmatized people with disabilities.

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  Nov 26, 2022

  200 Pakistani Christians left homeless after authorities bulldoze their homes without warning

  Two hundred Christian families remain homeless in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad after a government agency bulldozed their homes and the church building they used for Sunday worship.

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  Nov 25, 2022

  Church of Norway open to ordaining unmarried, cohabitating priests

  Bishops in the Church of Norway, the largest Christian denomination in the Scandinavian country, say they are open to ordaining unmarried cohabiting priests, going against a resolution of the Bishop’s Conference that prohibits cohabitation.

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  Nov 23, 2022

  UK drops street preacher’s hate speech charges after saying parts of Bible ‘no longer appropriate’

  Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have dropped hate crime charges against a Christian street preacher arrested after preaching on the streets about the biblical definition of marriage and sexuality. 

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  Nov 22, 2022

  Islamic State Mozambique demands Christians, Jews convert or pay jizya in social media threat

  As part of its mission to establish a caliphate, the Islamic State Mozambique terror group has demanded that all Christians and Jews convert to Islam or pay a tax if they do not want to be slaughtered.

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  Nov 21, 2022

  Pastor, father of 6, identified as victim killed in house fire

  A 68-year-old pastor died in a house fire in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, leaving behind his wife and six children, according to a report, which says the cause of the fire is not known.

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  Nov 21, 2022

  Robert Jeffress says he has no desire to be part of Republican Party's 'civil war’

  Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, who was one of the first Evangelical leaders to publicly support former President Donald Trump and attend his rallies during the 2016 primary election, says he plans to stay neutral during the race for the 2024 GOP nomination.

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  Nov 21, 2022

  Judge refuses to dismiss Christian ministry's discrimination case against Barclays Bank

  A judge in the United Kingdom refused to dismiss a discrimination case against Barclays Bank brought by a Christian ministry that offers therapy to individuals with an unwanted same-sex attraction whose bank accounts were closed after an LGBT activist campaign. 

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  Nov 21, 2022

  South Carolina fights back against ACLU's attempt to shut down faith-based foster care agencies

  South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has asked the U.S. District Court to protect the state’s right to partner with private, faith-based foster care agencies that help place children in foster care in response to the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit to shutter religious foster care agencies.