Anugrah Kumar
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Muslims help pay ransom to free 16 churchgoers kidnapped in Nigeria
Sixteen abducted church members in Nigeria's Kaduna state have been released after nearly a month in captivity, following a ransom payment funded partly by the local Muslim community.
Over 300 dead after cult leader urged fasting to ‘meet Jesus’
More than 300 bodies have been found in Kenya after a cult pastor encouraged his followers to starve themselves in order to meet Jesus. The number is anticipated to rise further as authorities plan to conduct more exhumations in the coming days.
Is the ongoing violence in India’s Manipur state anti-Christian?
At least 98 individuals, predominantly Christians, have died in the recent surge of violence in Manipur, a northeastern state of India. Despite the presence of certain religious undertones, categorizing this conflict as "anti-Christian" seems misleading when considering the broader context.
172 UMC congregations in Ohio disaffiliate amid LGBT schism
Over 170 United Methodist Church congregations in Ohio had their dissafiliation votes ratified this weekend as they seek to leave the second-largest Protestant largest denomination in the United States amid deep theological disagreements over LGBT issues.
Bible removed from Utah elementary, middle school bookshelves for ‘sex and violence’
Utah’s Davis School District has decided to remove the Bible from the libraries of its elementary and middle schools, citing passages describing sex and violence as inappropriate for those age groups. The decision has created a national stir since its announcement.
Vermont school district settles with family punished for opposing male student in girls’ locker room
A Vermont school district has settled a lawsuit alleging the district infringed on a family's freedom of speech after it opposed a trans-identified biologically male student's use of the girls' locker room.
Seoul stadium overflows for 50th anniversary of Billy Graham's historic Korea crusade
A crowd of about 70,000 people overflowed the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Saturday as Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, gave a passionate sermon on the 50th anniversary of his father Billy Graham’s historic outreach in Seoul.
Texas becomes largest state to ban sex-change surgeries, puberty blockers for minors
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed a bill into law Friday that bans sex-change surgeries and hormonal interventions aimed at transitioning in minors, as the Lone Star State joins more than a dozen others to pass similar legislation.
Publishers group apologizes for school textbook criticizing Christian missionaries in Ghana
The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers has offered an apology and admitted to errors amid criticism from parents, educators and the country's deputy education minister for a textbook's negative depiction of the impact Christian missionaries have had on the country.
Men from warrior Sikh sect attack church in India
A mob comprised of men dressed in the traditional attire of a Sikh warrior order stormed into a church, causing significant property damage and injuring numerous church members in India’s Punjab state.