Anugrah Kumar

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  Oct 23, 2022

  Gunmen kill Christian woman, daughter in attack on church service in Nigeria

  Police in Nigeria are searching for suspects who stormed a church near the capital city of Abuja and shot dead a woman and her young daughter who were attending a Sunday worship service where several other churchgoers were injured. It's believed it was a targeted attack. 

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  Oct 23, 2022

  Christian baker who refused to bake cake for lesbian wedding prevails in court

  A court has ruled that the Christian owner of Tastries Bakery in California acted lawfully when she refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple and instead referred them to a different bakery, citing her sincere religious belief that marriage is intended to be between one man and one woman.

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  Oct 22, 2022

  Christian evangelist awarded $11,000 for arrest; police apologize

  The Metropolitan Police in London has apologized for falling "below standards" in the case of a Christian evangelist who was wrongfully arrested twice while preaching the Gospel at the city's Speakers' Corner.

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  Oct 17, 2022

  Australian football boss’ resignation over ties to church sets a 'dangerous' precedent, critics say

  The recent resignation of the Christian chief executive of an Australian Football League club over his connection to a church that holds traditional views on marriage and abortion has drawn the ire of critics who warn of the implications for religious freedom.

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  Oct 17, 2022

  NGOs ask Biden admin. to protect Congolese Christians living in the US

  A group of nongovernmental organizations has urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to allow Congolese citizens to remain in the United States with a work permit as they face the possibility of severe persecution by Islamic extremist groups in their home country.

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  Oct 17, 2022

  ‘Activist pimps’: Mom blasts school board for promoting ‘family-friendly' Halloween drag show

  Parents are rallying behind a mother who blasted a Southern California school district for its plans to host a “family-friendly” Halloween drag show, which she said amounts to “pimping out our kids” in an already “hyper-sexualized” culture.

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  Oct 16, 2022

  USCIRF calls for UN inquiry into Iran’s crackdown on protesters after nearly 200 are killed

  The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has called for a U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Iran after nearly 200 protesters, including at least 23 minors, have allegedly been killed in the crackdown on anti-government protests.

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  Oct 15, 2022

  Man charged with reckless homicide in crash that killed pastor

  A 22-year-old man has been charged with second-degree reckless homicide after a Wisconsin pastor, Aaron Strong, was killed while driving to work this week.

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  Oct 15, 2022

  India delays affirmative action case affecting millions of Dalit Christians

  Christians in India believe the federal government is attempting to further prolong an important case concerning affirmative action for millions of Christians who converted from Dalit Hindu backgrounds by forming a panel with an initial two-year deadline to review their demands for equal rights.

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  Oct 14, 2022

  Victims of religious oppression in Turkey reveal why Christian population is dwindling

  Victims of religious oppression in Turkey shared their stories at an event on religious freedom at the European Parliament where the speakers suggested that political and social atrocities in that country were behind the Christian population's decline from 20% to a mere 0.2% over the last century.